Leola, South Dakota

Leola, South Dakota
McPherson County Courthouse, July 2015
McPherson County Courthouse, July 2015
Location in McPherson County and the state of South Dakota
Location in McPherson County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 45°43′16″N 98°56′19″W / 45.72111°N 98.93861°W / 45.72111; -98.93861
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyMcPherson
Incorporated1919[1]
Government
 • TypeMayor-council
 • MayorRoyce Erdmann [citation needed]
Area
 • Total0.75 sq mi (1.93 km2)
 • Land0.74 sq mi (1.92 km2)
 • Water0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation1,591 ft (485 m)
Population
 • Total434
 • Density584.91/sq mi (225.87/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57456
Area code605
FIPS code46-36460
GNIS feature ID1267460[3]
Websitewww.leolasd.com

Leola is a small city in and the county seat of McPherson County, South Dakota, United States. It was founded on May 1, 1884, and named for Leola Haynes,[5] daughter of one of the town's founders. The population was 434 as of the 2020 census.[6]

  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: Leola, South Dakota
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 48.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Leola city, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 13, 2022.