Mellette, South Dakota | |
|---|---|
 Location in Spink County and the state of South Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 45°09′16″N 98°29′54″W / 45.15444°N 98.49833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Spink |
| Incorporated | 1908[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.26 sq mi (0.66 km2) |
| • Land | 0.26 sq mi (0.66 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,299 ft (396 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 199 |
| • Density | 777.34/sq mi (299.57/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 57461 |
| Area code | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-41860[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267473[3] |
Mellette is a city in Spink County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 199 at the 2020 census.[6]
Mellette was laid out in 1881, and named in honor of Governor Arthur C. Mellette.[7]
- ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mellette, South Dakota
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnlywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Mellette city, South Dakota". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 50.