Ferney,_South_Dakota

Ferney, South Dakota

Ferney, South Dakota

Census-designated place in South Dakota, United States

Ferney is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 42.[4]

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History

Ferney was laid out and platted in 1886 by W. H. Ferney, and named for him.[5] According to another tradition, the name is a transfer from Ferney, France.[6] A post office was established at Ferney in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1984.[7]

Demographics

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References

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    "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. [2]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ferney, South Dakota
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    "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
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    "U.S. Census Bureau: Ferney CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
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    Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 71.
  6. [6]
    Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 37.
  7. [7]
    "Brown County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  8. [8]
    "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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