Ferney, South Dakota

Census-designated place in South Dakota, United States

45°20′04″N 98°05′38″W / 45.33444°N 98.09389°W / 45.33444; -98.09389CountryUnited StatesStateSouth DakotaCounty BrownArea

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• Total1.00 sq mi (2.60 km²) • Land1.00 sq mi (2.60 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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1,299 ft (396 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total42 • Density41.87/sq mi (16.16/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

57439

Area code605FIPS code46-21380GNIS feature ID1255039^[2]

Ferney is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 42.^[4]

History

Ferney was laid out and platted in 1886 by W. H. Ferney, and named for him.^[5] According to another tradition, the name is a transfer from Ferney, France.^[6] A post office was established at Ferney in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1984.^[7]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	42		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[8]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ferney, South Dakota
^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Ferney CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 71.
^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 37.
^ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.