Union Center, South Dakota

Union Center is a small rural village in Meade County, South Dakota, United States. It is an unincorporated community, which was designated as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program on June 10, 2010.[2] It was not counted separately during the 2000 Census,[3] but is scheduled for inclusion in the 2010 Census.[4] It has the post office which serves the area covered by ZIP code 57787,[5] and three small businesses.

Union Center
Census-designated place & unincorporated community
Union Center
Location within the state of South Dakota
Union Center
Union Center (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°33′48″N 102°39′52″W
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyMeade
Founded1927
Named forFarmers' Union
Elevation
2,913 ft (888 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
57787
Area code(s)605
FIPS code46-65540[1]
GNIS feature ID2628851
1258697[1]

Union Center was founded in 1927 by the Farmers' Union as one of their first enterprises in South Dakota.[6]

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "Union Center Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (2003). "Population and Housing Unit Counts, North Dakota" (PDF). 2000 Census of Population and Housing. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (February 13, 2008). "Census Designated Place (CDP) Program for the 2010 Census—Final Criteria" (PDF). Federal Register. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 18, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  5. "Find a City by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  6. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota Place-Names, Part I: State, County, and Town Names. Vermillion, South Dakota: University of South Dakota. p. 64. OCLC 34885177.


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