Nisland, South Dakota

Nisland, South Dakota
Town
Location in Butte County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Butte County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 44°40′23″N 103°33′14″W / 44.67306°N 103.55389°W / 44.67306; -103.55389
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyButte
Platted1909[1]
Area
 • Total0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2)
 • Land0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation2,854 ft (870 m)
Population
 • Total206
 • Density765.80/sq mi (295.30/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
57762
Area code605
FIPS code46-45180[5]
GNIS feature ID1267494[3]

Nisland is a town in Butte County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 206 at the 2020 census.[6]

The town was named in honor of Nis Sorensen, the original owner of the town site.[7]

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. 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: Nisland, 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: Nisland town, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  7. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 52.