Lake Norden, South Dakota

Lake Norden, South Dakota
Motto: 
"Cheese Is Our Whey"
Location in Hamlin County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Hamlin County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 44°34′48″N 97°12′39″W / 44.58000°N 97.21083°W / 44.58000; -97.21083
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyHamlin
Incorporated1916[1]
Area
 • Total0.92 sq mi (2.38 km2)
 • Land0.87 sq mi (2.26 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation1,690 ft (520 m)
Population
 • Total554
 • Density635.32/sq mi (245.26/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57248
Area code605
FIPS code46-35460[5]
GNIS feature ID1267451[3]

Lake Norden is a city in Hamlin County, South Dakota, United States. It is part of the Watertown, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 554 at the 2020 census.[6]

Lake Norden was laid out in 1908, and named after a lake near the town site.[7]

In May 2023, a fire destroyed the city's volunteer fire department.[8]

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 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: Lake Norden, 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: Lake Norden city, 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. 47.
  8. ^ Parkin, Sarah (May 3, 2023). "Fire destroys Lake Norden fire department and emergency vehicles". www.dakotanewsnow.com. Retrieved May 5, 2023.