Garretson, South Dakota

Coordinates: 43°42′53″N 96°30′10″W / 43.71472°N 96.50278°W / 43.71472; -96.50278
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Garretson, South Dakota
Split Rock Park
Split Rock Park
Nickname: 
The City of Parks
Location in Minnehaha County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Minnehaha County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 43°42′53″N 96°30′10″W / 43.71472°N 96.50278°W / 43.71472; -96.50278
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyMinnehaha
Incorporated1891[1]
Area
 • Total1.50 sq mi (3.89 km2)
 • Land1.46 sq mi (3.77 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)
Elevation1,486 ft (453 m)
Population
 • Total1,228
 • Density843.41/sq mi (325.65/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57030
Area code605
FIPS code46-23820
GNIS feature ID1267400[3]
Websitecityofgarretson.com/

Garretson is a city in the eastern part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is located in Minnehaha County, and 1,228 people lived there at the 2020 census.[4] Garretson became a city in 1891.[5] A popular place in the city is Devil's Gulch, the place where Jesse James jumped over a wide cliff on his horse and got away from the police after trying to rob a bank in Northfield, Minnesota, in 1876.[6] Garretson gets its name from a banker named A.S. Garretson.[7]

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  1. "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
  2. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. 3.0 3.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garretson, South Dakota
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Garretson city, South Dakota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  5. "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
  6. Kirby, Doug; Smith, Ken; Wilkins, Mike. "Devil's Gulch - Jesse James Jumped Here". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
  7. "Profile for Garretson, South Dakota". ePodunk. Archived from the original on 2014-08-22. Retrieved 2013-11-23.

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