Shindler, South Dakota

Shindler is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States. According to the 2010 census, the population was 584.[2]

Shindler, South Dakota
Census-designated place
Shindler
Location in South Dakota
Shindler
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 43°28′30″N 96°38′55″W
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyLincoln
Area
 • Total1.50 sq mi (3.89 km2)
 • Land1.50 sq mi (3.89 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
1,403 ft (428 m)
Population
 • Total584
 • Density389/sq mi (150.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57106
FIPS code46-58590
GNIS feature ID1261065

Geography

Shindler is located in the northeastern corner of Lincoln County at 43°28′30″N 96°38′55″W (43.474976, -96.648658).[3] It is approximately 8 miles (13 km) southeast of the center of Sioux Falls along South Dakota Highway 11. It is 15 miles (24 km) north of Canton, the Lincoln county seat, and 3 miles (5 km) west of the Big Sioux River, which forms the Iowa state line.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Shindler CDP has an area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2), all land.[1] Spring Creek flows eastward through the southern part of the CDP, leading to the Big Sioux River.

History

The community has the name of Charles Shindler, a settler.[4]

References
  1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  2. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Shindler CDP, South Dakota". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shindler, South, Dakota. Retrieved on 2008-02-19. (Elev. 1404 ft / 428 m)
  4. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 60.
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