Pukwana, South Dakota | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Location in Brule County and the state of South Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 43°46′45″N 99°11′03″W / 43.77917°N 99.18417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Brule |
| Founded | 1881[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2) |
| • Land | 0.77 sq mi (1.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,565 ft (477 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 233 |
| • Density | 303.78/sq mi (117.34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 57370 |
| Area code | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-52220[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267539[3] |
Pukwana is a town in Brule County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 233 at the 2020 census.[6]
Pukwana was laid out in 1881.[7]
In 1955, the local residents made a push to get the new Brule County Courthouse relocated to town, however the city of Chamberlain managed to keep it after battling petitions were made.[8]
- ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Retrieved February 15, 2010.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pukwana, 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: Pukwana town, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 57.
- ^ "Towns State Old-Fashioned Fight For Brule County's Courthouse," Lead Daily Call (UPI), September 21, 1955.