Hazel, South Dakota

Hazel, South Dakota
Location in Hamlin County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Hamlin County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 44°45′32″N 97°22′51″W / 44.75889°N 97.38083°W / 44.75889; -97.38083
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyHamlin
Founded1888[1]
Area
 • Total0.24 sq mi (0.63 km2)
 • Land0.24 sq mi (0.63 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,768 ft (539 m)
Population
 • Total102
 • Density421.49/sq mi (162.71/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57242
Area code605
FIPS code46-27940[5]
GNIS feature ID1267415[3]

Hazel is a town in Hamlin County, South Dakota, United States. It is part of the Watertown, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 102 at the 2020 census.[6]

The town is named for Hazel Bowley, the daughter of the original owner of the town site.[7]

  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: Hazel, 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. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Hazel town, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  7. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 40.