Forestburg, South Dakota

Forestsburg, South Dakota
Census-designated place
Forestburg is located in South Dakota
Forestburg
Forestburg
Forestburg is located in the United States
Forestburg
Forestburg
Coordinates: 44°01′16″N 98°06′12″W / 44.02111°N 98.10333°W / 44.02111; -98.10333
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountySanborn
Area
[1]
 • Total0.53 sq mi (1.37 km2)
 • Land0.53 sq mi (1.37 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,227 ft (374 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total54
 • Density101.89/sq mi (39.32/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57314
Area code605
FIPS code46-22100
GNIS feature ID2584553[2]

Forestburg is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Sanborn County, South Dakota, United States.[4] The population was 54 at the 2020 census.[5]

The community was named for a tract of forest near the original town site.[6]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forestburg, South Dakota
  3. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "Profile for Forestburg, South Dakota, SD". Podunk. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Forestburg CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  6. ^ 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.