Alcester (South Dakota)
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Alcester | |
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Location in South Dakota
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Basic data | |
Foundation : | 1879 |
State : | United States |
State : | South Dakota |
County : | Union County |
Coordinates : | 43 ° 1 ′ N , 96 ° 38 ′ W |
Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
Residents : | 880 (as of: 2000) |
Population density : | 977.8 inhabitants per km 2 |
Area : | 0.9 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) of which 0.9 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) is land |
Height : | 419 m |
Postal code : | 57001 |
Area code : | +1 605 |
FIPS : | 46-00700 |
GNIS ID : | 1253607 |
Website : | www.alcestersd.org |
Alcester is an American town in Union County in South Dakota . It has about 880 inhabitants (as of 2000) on an area of 0.9 km².
history
Alcester was founded in 1879. The place was named after a colonel in the British Army . Other names of the place were Linia and Irene.
Web links
Commons : Alcester (South Dakota) - Collection of images, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Federal Writers' Project : South Dakota place-names, v . 1-3 . University of South Dakota, 1940, p. 21.