Fedora, South Dakota

Unincorporated community in South Dakota, United States

44°00′24″N 97°47′22″W / 44.00667°N 97.78944°W / 44.00667; -97.78944CountryUnited StatesStateSouth DakotaCounty MinerArea

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• Total3.36 sq mi (8.70 km²) • Land3.36 sq mi (8.70 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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1,358 ft (414 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total26 • Density7.75/sq mi (2.99/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

57337

Area code605FIPS code46-21340GNIS feature ID2628845^[2]

Fedora is an unincorporated community in Miner County, South Dakota, United States, founded in 1881.^[4] Fedora has been assigned the ZIP code of 57337.^[5]

History

The town of Fedora was originally platted in 1881. Fedora was originally called Miner Center, until the name was changed in 1896 due to the fact that there were several towns called Miner or Miner Center in South Dakota. According to tradition, Fedora was so named on account of the fedora hats sold by a pioneer merchant.^[6]

On June 13, 1943, two B-17 bombers from the 393rd Bomb Group of the Sioux City Army Air Base collided while on a training exercise over Fedora. One of the planes crashed immediately, and the other made a controlled landing in a creek bed several miles away. Eleven airmen were killed.^[7]

Demographics

The Census Bureau began tracking Fedora as part of a CDP which bears its name, in 2010.^[8] The population of the CDP was 26 at the 2020 census.^[9]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	26		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[10]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fedora, South Dakota
^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ "Fedora". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
^ "Look Up a ZIP Code™". USPS. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 37.
^ "The Crash of the Flying Sioux". The Historical Marker Database (HMDB).
^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Fedora CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.