Mina, South Dakota

Census-designated place in South Dakota, United States

Mina 45°26′49″N 98°45′24″W / 45.44694°N 98.75667°W / 45.44694; -98.75667
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Edmunds
Established	1909
Named for	Mina Erling
Area ^[1]
• Total	4.71 sq mi (12.21 km²)
• Land	3.78 sq mi (9.80 km²)
• Water	0.93 sq mi (2.41 km²)
Elevation ^[2]	1,431 ft (436 m)
Population (2020)^[3]
• Total	554
• Density	146.48/sq mi (56.55/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	46-42700
GNIS feature ID	2813018^[2]

Mina is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Edmunds County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.^[2] The population of the CDP was 554 at the 2020 census.^[4]

History

A post office called Mina was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1983.^[5] The community most likely was named after Mina Erling, the daughter of a railroad official.^[6]

1999 Learjet crash

In 1999, a Learjet carrying PGA golfer Payne Stewart and five other people (including two pilots and three passengers) crashed in a field about a mile south of Mina. All were allegedly dead from a lack of oxygen long before the crash.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	554		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mina, South Dakota
^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Mina CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
^ "Edmunds County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 50.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.