Arlington, South Dakota
| Arlington, South Dakota | |
|---|---|
| City | |
 Location in Brookings County and the state of South Dakota |
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| Coordinates: 44°21′52″N 97°8′5″W / 44.36444°N 97.13472°WCoordinates: 44°21′52″N 97°8′5″W / 44.36444°N 97.13472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| Counties | Kingsbury, Brookings |
| Founded | 1880 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.66 sq mi (4.30 km2) |
| • Land | 1.66 sq mi (4.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,844 ft (562 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 915 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 883 |
| • Density | 551.2/sq mi (212.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 57212 |
| Area code(s) | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-02180 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267666 |
| Website | www.arlingtonsd.com |
Arlington is a city in Brookings and Kingsbury counties in the State of South Dakota. The population was 915 at the 2010 census.
The city was platted by the Western Town Lot Company in 1880, and originally named Nordland, with the platted streets given Norwegian names. The city was renamed a few years later, and in 1885 given the name of Arlington, after the colonial center in Virginia. (It was briefly named Denver in the interlude, but postal authorities did not approve of the name.) The streets were not renamed until several decades passed, with Olaf Street eventually changed to Main Street, Kanut Street to Third Street, etc.
Arlington is located at 44°21′52″N 97°8′5″W / 44.36444°N 97.13472°W (44.364322, -97.134646), primarily in Kingsbury County.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.66 square miles (4.30 km2), all of it land.Lake Poinsett is located to the northeast.
As of the census of 2010, there were 915 people, 420 households, and 243 families residing in the city. The population density was 551.2 inhabitants per square mile (212.8/km2). There were 489 housing units at an average density of 294.6 per square mile (113.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.4% White, 0.7% African American, 1.1% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.5% of the population.
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