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Coordinates: 45°2649N 98°4524W / 45.44694°N 98.75667°W / 45.44694; -98.75667
 

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Mina
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  • Mina is located in South Dakota
    Mina

    Mina

    Location in South Dakota

    Mina is located in the United States
    Mina

    Mina

    Location in the United States

    Coordinates: 45°26′49N 98°45′24W / 45.44694°N 98.75667°W / 45.44694; -98.75667
    CountryUnited States
    StateSouth Dakota
    CountyEdmunds
    Established1909
    Named forMina Erling
    Area
     • Total4.71 sq mi (12.21 km2)
     • Land3.78 sq mi (9.80 km2)
     • Water0.93 sq mi (2.41 km2)
    Elevation 1,431 ft (436 m)
    Population
     (2020)[3]
     • Total554
     • Density146.48/sq mi (56.55/km2)
    Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
     • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
    FIPS code46-42700
    GNIS feature ID2813018[2]

    Mina is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Edmunds County, in the U.S. stateofSouth Dakota.[2] The population of the CDP was 554 at the 2020 census.[4]

    History[edit]

    A post office called Mina was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1983.[5] The community most likely was named after Mina Erling, the daughter of a railroad official.[6]

    1999 Learjet crash[edit]

    In 1999, a Learjet carrying PGA golfer Payne Stewart and five other people (including two pilots and three passengers) crashed in a field about a mile south of Mina. All were allegedly dead from a lack of oxygen long before the crash.[citation needed]

    Demographics[edit]

    Historical population
    CensusPop.Note
    2020554
    U.S. Decennial Census[7]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  • ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mina, South Dakota
  • ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  • ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Mina CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  • ^ "Edmunds County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  • ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 50.
  • ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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