Bath is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bath had a population of 142.[4]

Bath, South Dakota
Bath is located in South Dakota
Bath
Bath
Bath is located in the United States
Bath
Bath
Coordinates: 45°28′09″N 98°19′25″W / 45.46917°N 98.32361°W / 45.46917; -98.32361
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyBrown
Area
 • Total0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2)
 • Land0.29 sq mi (0.75 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,303 ft (397 m)
Population
 • Total142
 • Density487.97/sq mi (188.37/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57427
Area code605
FIPS code46-03900
GNIS feature ID2584544[2]

History edit

A post office called Bath was established in 1881.[5] The community's name is derived from Bath, England.[6]

Demographics edit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020142
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bath, South Dakota
  3. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Bath CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  6. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 26.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.