Florence, South Dakota

Florence, South Dakota
Location in Codington County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Codington County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 45°03′17″N 97°19′35″W / 45.05472°N 97.32639°W / 45.05472; -97.32639
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyCodington
Incorporated1907[1]
Area
 • Total0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2)
 • Land0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,772 ft (540 m)
Population
 • Total337
 • Density486.29/sq mi (187.75/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57235
Area code605
FIPS code46-21820[5]
GNIS feature ID1267392[3]

Florence is a town in northwestern Codington County, South Dakota, United States. It is part of the Watertown, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 337 at the 2020 census.[6]

Florence was named for a lady acquaintance of a railroad employee.[7]

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Florence, South Dakota
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Explore Census Data". Explore Census Data. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  7. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 37. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016.