Hayti, South Dakota

Hayti, South Dakota
Town
The Hamlin County Courthouse in Hayti in 1974
The Hamlin County Courthouse in Hayti in 1974
Location in Hamlin County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Hamlin County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 44°39′30″N 97°12′17″W / 44.65833°N 97.20472°W / 44.65833; -97.20472
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyHamlin
Incorporated1914[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total0.40 sq mi (1.02 km2)
 • Land0.40 sq mi (1.02 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[3]
1,696 ft (517 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total393
 • Density994.94/sq mi (383.79/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57241
Area code605
FIPS code46-27820[5]
GNIS feature ID1267414[3]

Hayti (pronounced "HAY-tie"[6]) is a town in and county seat of Hamlin County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 393 at the 2020 census.[7] It is part of the Watertown, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is the county seat of Hamlin County.[8]

According to tradition, the name is derived from the practice of tying bundles of hay to be burned on the prairie, hence the name Hay-tie.[9]

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Retrieved February 13, 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: Hayti, 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. ^ "Broadcast Pronunciation Guide and South Dakota Pronunciations". Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
  7. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Hayti town, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  8. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  9. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 40.