Waubay, South Dakota | |
|---|---|
 Location in Day County and the state of South Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 45°20′04″N 97°18′20″W / 45.33444°N 97.30556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Day |
| Incorporated | 1895[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.46 sq mi (3.77 km2) |
| • Land | 1.46 sq mi (3.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,844 ft (562 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 473 |
| • Density | 324.86/sq mi (125.46/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 57273 |
| Area code | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-69340[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267628[3] |
Waubay is a city in Day County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 473 at the 2020 census.[6]
Waubay had its start in the early 1880s when the railroad was extended to that point.[7]
The school district is Waubay Public 18-3. The local newspaper is the oldest business in town, called the Waubay Clipper.
- ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waubay, South Dakota
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Waubay city, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 68.