Thunderbird Colony, South Dakota

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Thunderbird Colony, South Dakota
Thunderbird Colony is located in South Dakota
Thunderbird Colony
Thunderbird Colony
Thunderbird Colony is located in the United States
Thunderbird Colony
Thunderbird Colony
Coordinates: 45°11′20″N 99°16′8″W / 45.18889°N 99.26889°W / 45.18889; -99.26889Coordinates: 45°11′20″N 99°16′8″W / 45.18889°N 99.26889°W / 45.18889; -99.26889
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyFaulk
Area
 • Total0.50 sq mi (1.30 km2)
 • Land0.47 sq mi (1.22 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
1,720 ft (520 m)
Population
 • Total7
 • Density14.86/sq mi (5.74/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
57438 (Faulkton)
Area code605
FIPS code46-63452
GNIS feature ID2813023[3]

Thunderbird Colony is a Hutterite colony[4] and census-designated place (CDP) in Faulk County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 7 at the 2020 census.[5] It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[3]

It is in the northwest part of the county, on the north side of South Dakota Highway 20. It is 17 miles (27 km) by road northwest of Faulkton, the county seat, and less than 3 miles (5 km) west of Norbeck. Blumengard Colony is 9 miles (14 km) by road to the northeast, and Brentwood Colony is 5 miles (8 km) to the southwest.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
20207
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Thunderbird Colony Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ Friesen, Bert (May 2021). "Thunderbird Hutterite Colony (Norbeck, South Dakota, USA)". Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Thunderbird Colony CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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