Crocker, South Dakota

Crocker, South Dakota
Census-designated place
Crocker

Location in South Dakota

Coordinates: 45°6′18″N 97°47′5″W / 45.10500°N 97.78472°W / 45.10500; -97.78472Coordinates: 45°6′18″N 97°47′5″W / 45.10500°N 97.78472°W / 45.10500; -97.78472
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Clark
Area
  Total 3.9 sq mi (10.2 km2)
  Land 3.6 sq mi (9.4 km2)
  Water 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation 1,790 ft (550 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 19
  Density 5/sq mi (2.0/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 605
FIPS code 46-14660[1]
GNIS feature ID 1254544[2]

Crocker is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 19 at the 2010 census.[1]

Crocker was laid out in 1906.[3]

Geography

Crocker is located in northern Clark County along South Dakota Highway 20, which leads east and southeast 40 miles (64 km) to Watertown and west 19 miles (31 km) to Conde.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Crocker CDP has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10.2 km2), of which 3.6 square miles (9.4 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km2), or 7.83%, is water.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Crocker CDP, South Dakota". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 32.
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