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Richland
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 42°45′20″N 96°38′31″W / 42.75556°N 96.64194°W / 42.75556; -96.64194
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Union
Area
• Total	5.65 sq mi (14.62 km)
• Land	5.65 sq mi (14.62 km)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km)
Elevation	1,161 ft (354 m)
Population
• Total	97
• Density	17.18/sq mi (6.63/km)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	46-54750
GNIS feature ID	2628849

Richland is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Union County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 97 at the 2020 census.

History

In 1861, the community was founded by and named after Milton M. Rich of Chicago. Mr. Rich was reported to have dreamed of building a community below the bluffs. However, it was also reported that Mr. Rich disagreed with railroad officials on how to divide the site of the town. The dispute was never resolved; and as a result, the railroad was deflected to Sioux City, Iowa after reaching Le Mars, Iowa.

Demographics

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Richland, South Dakota
3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
4. "U.S. Census Bureau: Richland CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

• History of Richland, South Dakota

v t e Municipalities and communities of Union County, South Dakota, United States
County seat: Elk Point
Cities	Alcester Beresford‡ Elk Point Jefferson North Sioux City
Townships	Alcester Big Sioux Big Springs Brule Civil Bend Elk Point Emmet Jefferson Prairie Richland Sioux Valley Spink Virginia
CDPs	Dakota Dunes Richland
Other communities	Alsen Emmet Spink
Ghost town	Stevens
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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