Lemmon, South Dakota
| Lemmon, South Dakota | |
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 Location in Perkins County and the state of South Dakota |
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| Coordinates: 45°56′22″N 102°9′36″W / 45.93944°N 102.16000°WCoordinates: 45°56′22″N 102°9′36″W / 45.93944°N 102.16000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Perkins |
| Incorporated | 1908 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.04 sq mi (2.69 km2) |
| • Land | 1.04 sq mi (2.69 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,569 ft (783 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,227 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 1,232 |
| • Density | 1,179.8/sq mi (455.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 57638 |
| Area code(s) | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-36340 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1256086 |
| Website | lemmonsd.com |
Lemmon is a city in Perkins County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,227 at the 2010 census.
Lemmon is named after George Ed Lemmon, a cattleman, who founded the town in 1906.
Lemmon is located at 45°56′22″N 102°9′36″W / 45.93944°N 102.16000°W (45.939375, -102.160128). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.04 square miles (2.69 km2), all of it land.
Lemmon's north border is the Adams County, North Dakota, state line. To the east of Lemmon is Corson County and Standing Rock Oyate.
Lemmon's history as a town started in 1902 with the U.S. government's forced leasing of approximately 800,000 acres of Standing Rock Indian Reservation lands to cattle rancher George Ed Lemmon.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,227 people, 567 households, and 319 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,179.8 inhabitants per square mile (455.5/km2). There were 732 housing units at an average density of 703.8 per square mile (271.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 96.3% White, 0.1% African American, 1.9% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population.
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