Oldham, South Dakota

Oldham, South Dakota
Location in Kingsbury County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Kingsbury County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 44°13′42″N 97°18′34″W / 44.22833°N 97.30944°W / 44.22833; -97.30944
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyKingsbury
Incorporated1917[1]
Area
 • Total
0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2)
 • Land0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,719 ft (524 m)
Population
 • Total
121
 • Density491.87/sq mi (190.03/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57051
Area code605
FIPS code46-46780[5]
GNIS feature ID1267521[3]

Oldham is a city in Kingsbury County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 133 at the 2010 census.

Some say the city was named for Oldham Carrot, a local landowner, while others believe the name is a transfer from Oldham, England, the native home of a first settler.[6]

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Oldham, South Dakota
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 52.

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