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Coordinates: 44°36′8″N 102°9′42″W / 44.60222°N 102.16167°W / 44.60222; -102.16167
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Not to be confused with Plainview Colony, South Dakota.
Plainview, South Dakota
Unincorporated community
Plainview is located in South Dakota
Plainview
Plainview
Plainview is located in the United States
Plainview
Plainview
Coordinates: 44°36′8″N 102°9′42″W / 44.60222°N 102.16167°W / 44.60222; -102.16167
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyMeade
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP Code
57748

Plainview is an unincorporated community in Meade County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]

History

Plainview was laid out in 1907, and named for the "plain view" obtained from the elevated town site.[2] A post office called Plainview was established in 1908, and remained in operation until 1972.[3] The community is no longer directly listed on the US Census.

Geography

Plainview is centered at the intersection of South Dakota Highway 34 and Meade County Highway 39T, locally known as Plainview Road. The community is roughly halfway between Rapid City and Pierre.

Plainview is located in a very rural part of the Great Plains, where only two roads traverse the entire town. The nearest other settlement is fellow unincorporated community Howes, South Dakota, and the closest large settlement is Sturgis. Air transport is also limited; the closest airport with commercial service is Rapid City Regional Airport at 71 miles away.[4][5]

Demographics

Political affiliation

Plainview is located in a staunchly-Republican supporting area, as according to The New York Times and its "Extremely Detailed Map of the 2020 Election", Plainview and neighboring community Howes are part of a precinct where 28 out of a total 33 votes went to GOP incumbent president Donald Trump over Democratic nominee Joe Biden.[6]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plainview, South Dakota
  2. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 56.
  3. ^ "Meade County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Airports Near Me - Meade County, South Dakota | Travelmath". www.travelmath.com. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  5. ^ "Cities Near Me - Meade County, South Dakota | Travelmath". www.travelmath.com. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  6. ^ Park, Alice; Smart, Charlie; Taylor, Rumsey; Watkins, Miles (2021-02-02). "An Extremely Detailed Map of the 2020 Election". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-26.


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