Thunderbird Colony, South Dakota

Census-designated place in South Dakota, United States

45°11′28″N 99°16′03″W / 45.19111°N 99.26750°W / 45.19111; -99.26750CountryUnited StatesStateSouth DakotaCounty FaulkArea

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• Total0.50 sq mi (1.30 km²) • Land0.47 sq mi (1.22 km²) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km²)Elevation

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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 code605FIPS code46-63452GNIS 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
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	7		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

References

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