Crocker is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 19 at the 2020 census.[5]

Crocker, South Dakota
Crocker is located in South Dakota
Crocker
Crocker
Location in South Dakota
Coordinates: 45°06′25″N 97°46′50″W / 45.10694°N 97.78056°W / 45.10694; -97.78056
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyClark
Area
 • Total
3.93 sq mi (10.19 km2)
 • Land3.63 sq mi (9.40 km2)
 • Water0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2)
Elevation1,798 ft (548 m)
Population
 • Total
19
 • Density5.24/sq mi (2.02/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code605
FIPS code46-14660[4]
GNIS feature ID2628842[2]

Crocker was laid out in 1906.[6]

Geography

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Crocker is located in northern Clark County along South Dakota Highway 20, which leads east and southeast 40 miles (64 km) to Watertown and west 19 miles (31 km) to Conde.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Crocker CDP has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10.2 km2), of which 3.6 square miles (9.4 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.8 km2), or 7.83%, is water.[4]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202019
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References

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  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crocker, South Dakota
  3. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Crocker CDP, South Dakota". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
  5. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Crocker CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  6. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 32.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.