Thunderbird Colony, South Dakota
Census-designated place
Thunderbird Colony is located in South Dakota
Thunderbird Colony
Thunderbird Colony
Thunderbird Colony is located in the United States
Thunderbird Colony
Thunderbird Colony
Coordinates: 45°11′28″N 99°16′03″W / 45.19111°N 99.26750°W / 45.19111; -99.26750
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyFaulk
Area
[1]
 • Total0.50 sq mi (1.30 km2)
 • Land0.47 sq mi (1.22 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,719 ft (524 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total7
 • Density14.86/sq mi (5.74/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
57438 (Faulkton)
Area code605
FIPS code46-63452
GNIS feature ID2813023[2]

Thunderbird Colony is a Hutterite colony[4] and census-designated place (CDP) in Faulk County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 7 at the 2020 census.[5] It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[2]

It is in the northwest part of the county, on the north side of South Dakota Highway 20. It is 17 miles (27 km) by road northwest of Faulkton, the county seat, and less than 3 miles (5 km) west of Norbeck. Blumengard Colony is 9 miles (14 km) by road to the northeast, and Brentwood Colony is 5 miles (8 km) to the southwest.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20207—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Thunderbird Colony, South Dakota
  3. ↑ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ Friesen, Bert (May 2021). "Thunderbird Hutterite Colony (Norbeck, South Dakota, USA)". Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau: Thunderbird Colony CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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