Kimball, South Dakota | |
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City | |
Location in Brule County and the state of South Dakota |
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Coordinates: 43°44′50″N 98°57′27″W / 43.74722°N 98.95750°WCoordinates: 43°44′50″N 98°57′27″W / 43.74722°N 98.95750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Dakota |
County | Brule |
Incorporated | 1889 |
Area | |
• Total | 3.09 sq mi (8.00 km2) |
• Land | 3.09 sq mi (8.00 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,788 ft (545 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 703 |
• Estimate (2015) | 686 |
• Density | 227.5/sq mi (87.8/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 57355 |
Area code(s) | 605 |
FIPS code | 46-33980 |
GNIS feature ID | 1265268 |
Kimball is a town in Brule County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 703 at the 2010 census.
Kimball was first known as Stake 48 on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad line going west out of Mitchell, South Dakota. In 1880, the first homestead claims were made in the vicinity of Stake 48. Kimball was organized as a village in the spring of 1883. The town was named for J. W. Kimball, a railroad surveyor.
The 1895 Holy Trinity Church is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Kimball is located at 43°44′50″N 98°57′27″W / 43.74722°N 98.95750°W (43.747136, -98.957491). Kimball lies just north of Interstate 90 at exit 284, the southern terminus of South Dakota Highway 45.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.09 square miles (8.00 km2), all of it land.
Kimball's ZIP code is 57355 and FIPS place code is 33980.
As of the census of 2010, there were 703 people, 310 households, and 189 families residing in the city. The population density was 227.5 inhabitants per square mile (87.8/km2). There were 369 housing units at an average density of 119.4 per square mile (46.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.0% White, 0.3% African American, 3.3% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.