White River, South Dakota

White River
Makhízita Wakpá (Lakota)
Location in Mellette County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Mellette County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 43°34′10″N 100°44′46″W / 43.56944°N 100.74611°W / 43.56944; -100.74611
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyMellette
Incorporated1912[1]
Area
 • Total0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2)
 • Land0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation2,139 ft (652 m)
Population
 • Total533
 • Density1,023.03/sq mi (395.12/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57579
Area code605
FIPS code46-71340[5]
GNIS feature ID1267653[3]

White River (Lakota: Makhízita wakpá;[6] "White Dirt River") is a city in and the county seat of Mellette County.[7] South Dakota, United States. The population was 533 at the 2020 census.[8]

  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: White River, 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. ^ Ullrich, Jan F. (2014). New Lakota Dictionary (2nd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Lakota Language Consortium. ISBN 978-0-9761082-9-0.
  7. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  8. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: White River city, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 21, 2022.