Waubay, South Dakota

Waubay, South Dakota
Location in Day County and the state of 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 / 45.33444; -97.30556
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyDay
Incorporated1895[1]
Area
 • Total1.46 sq mi (3.77 km2)
 • Land1.46 sq mi (3.77 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,844 ft (562 m)
Population
 • Total473
 • Density324.86/sq mi (125.46/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57273
Area code605
FIPS code46-69340[5]
GNIS feature ID1267628[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.

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Retrieved February 17, 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: Waubay, 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: Waubay city, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  7. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 68.