Union Center, South Dakota
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| Union Center | |
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| — Census-designated place — | |
 Union Center
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| Coordinates: 44°33′48″N 102°39′52″W / 44.56333°N 102.66444°WCoordinates: 44°33′48″N 102°39′52″W / 44.56333°N 102.66444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Meade |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Named for | Farmers' Union |
| Elevation | 2,913 ft (888 m) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP codes | 57787 |
| Area code(s) | 701 |
| FIPS code | 46-65540[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2628851 1258697[1] |
Union Center is an census-designated place in Meade County, South Dakota, United States. An unincorporated community, it was designated as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program on June 10, 2010.[2] It was not counted separately during the 2000 Census,[3] but is scheduled for inclusion in the 2010 Census.[4] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 57787.[5]
Union Center was founded in 1927 by the Farmers' Union as one of their first enterprises in South Dakota.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Union Center Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:2628851. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau (2003). "Population and Housing Unit Counts, North Dakota" (PDF). 2000 Census of Population and Housing. Government Printing Office. http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-3-36.pdf. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau (February 13, 2008). "Census Designated Place (CDP) Program for the 2010 Census—Final Criteria" (PDF). Federal Register. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/psap2010/cdp_criteria.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
- ^ "Find a City by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota Place-Names, Part I: State, County, and Town Names. Vermillion, South Dakota: University of South Dakota.. pp. 64. OCLC 34885177. http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027015455.
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