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Ferney, South Dakota

Coordinates: 45°20′04″N 98°05′38″W / 45.33444°N 98.09389°W / 45.33444; -98.09389
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Ferney, South Dakota
Ferney is located in South Dakota
Ferney
Ferney
Location within the state of South Dakota
Ferney is located in the United States
Ferney
Ferney
Ferney (the United States)
Coordinates: 45°20′04″N 98°05′38″W / 45.33444°N 98.09389°W / 45.33444; -98.09389
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyBrown
Area
 • Total1.00 sq mi (2.60 km2)
 • Land1.00 sq mi (2.60 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,299 ft (396 m)
Population
 • Total42
 • Density41.87/sq mi (16.16/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
57439
Area code605
FIPS code46-21380
GNIS feature ID1255039[2]

Ferney is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 42.[4]

History

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Ferney was laid out and platted in 1886 by W. H. Ferney, and named for him.[5] According to another tradition, the name is a transfer from Ferney, France.[6] A post office was established at Ferney in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1984.[7]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202042
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ferney, South Dakota
  3. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Ferney CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  5. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 71.
  6. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 37.
  7. ^ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.