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Frederick, South Dakota

Frederick, South Dakota
City
Location in Brown County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Brown County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 45°49′58″N 98°30′25″W / 45.83278°N 98.50694°W / 45.83278; -98.50694Coordinates: 45°49′58″N 98°30′25″W / 45.83278°N 98.50694°W / 45.83278; -98.50694
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Brown
Incorporated 1882
Area
 • Total 0.39 sq mi (1.01 km2)
 • Land 0.39 sq mi (1.01 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 1,381 ft (421 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 199
 • Estimate (2015) 204
 • Density 510.3/sq mi (197.0/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 57441
Area code(s) 605
FIPS code 46-22860
GNIS feature ID 1255150

Frederick is a town in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 199 at the 2010 census. Home to the annual Frederick Finn Fest, the town is part of the Aberdeen Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Frederick was a railway town platted and sold to pioneers by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad, which completed track into it on September 12, 1881. Its grid of blocks was aligned by compass, with numbered avenues running north-south, and numbered streets running east-west. Main Street and Railway Avenue intersect at the grid's core. Incorporated on June 21, 1882, Frederick was named after the railroad's Finnish immigration agent and sales clerk—Kustaa "Frederick" Bergstadius.

Frederick is located at 45°49′58″N 98°30′25″W / 45.83278°N 98.50694°W / 45.83278; -98.50694 (45.832812, -98.507026).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.39 square miles (1.01 km2), all land. Frederick is drained by the Maple River.

The town is connected by US 281.svg U.S. Route 281.


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