Ideal, South Dakota

Coordinates: 43°32′24″N 99°55′18″W / 43.54000°N 99.92167°W / 43.54000; -99.92167
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Ideal
Ideal is located in South Dakota
Ideal
Ideal
Location within the state of South Dakota
Ideal is located in the United States
Ideal
Ideal
Ideal (the United States)
Coordinates: 43°32′24″N 99°55′18″W / 43.54000°N 99.92167°W / 43.54000; -99.92167
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyTripp
Area
 • Total0.51 sq mi (1.33 km2)
 • Land0.51 sq mi (1.33 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,887 ft (575 m)
Population
 • Total86
 • Density167.32/sq mi (64.57/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
57541
Area code605
FIPS code46-31220
GNIS feature ID2813065[2]

Ideal is an unincorporated community in northern Tripp County, South Dakota, United States. It lies north of the city of Winner, the county seat.[4] Its elevation is 1,886 feet (575 m).[2] The population of the CDP was 86 at the 2020 census.[5]

Ideal's town site was considered to be "ideal" for farming, hence the name.[6]

Education[edit]

The community is served by Winner School District 59-2.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202086
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ideal, South Dakota
  3. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '05. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2005, p. 93.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Ideal CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  6. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 43.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.