Forestburg, South Dakota

Forestburg is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Sanborn County, South Dakota, United States.[1] The population was 54 at the 2020 census.[2]

Forestsburg, South Dakota
Census-designated place
Forestburg
Coordinates: 43°53′52″N 98°8′22″W
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountySanborn
Area
 • Total0.62 sq mi (1.61 km2)
 • Land0.60 sq mi (1.56 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
1,302 ft (397 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total54
 • Density121/sq mi (46.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57314
Area code(s)605
FIPS code46-22100

The community was named for a tract of forest near the original town site.[3]

Education

Forestburg Public Schools are part of the Sanborn Central School District. The district includes an elementary school, middle school and high school. Students attend Sanborn Central High School.[4][5]

References
  1. "Profile for Forestburg, South Dakota, SD". Podunk. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  2. "U.S. Census Bureau: Forestburg CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 37. Archived from the original on 2016-09-16.
  4. "Letcher South Dakota". Letcher South Dakota. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  5. "Sanborn Central School District". Sanborn Central School District. Archived from the original on June 19, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2012.


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