Alcester (South Dakota)

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Alcester
Union County South Dakota Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Alcester Highlighted.svg
Location in South Dakota
Basic data
Foundation : 1879
State : United States
State : South Dakota
County : Union County
Coordinates : 43 ° 1 ′  N , 96 ° 38 ′  W 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

  1. ^ A b c Federal Writers' Project : South Dakota place-names, v . 1-3 . University of South Dakota, 1940, p. 21.