Lake Madison, South Dakota

Census-designated place in South Dakota, United States

43°57′33″N 97°01′15″W / 43.95917°N 97.02083°W / 43.95917; -97.02083CountryUnited StatesStateSouth DakotaCounty LakeArea

^[1]

• Total9.10 sq mi (23.58 km²) • Land4.72 sq mi (12.23 km²) • Water4.38 sq mi (11.35 km²)Elevation

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1,604 ft (489 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total829 • Density175.60/sq mi (67.80/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code605GNIS feature ID2584557^[2]FIPS code46-35430

Lake Madison is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lake County, South Dakota, United States. Its population was 829 as of the 2020 census.^[4] The community is located on the shores of Lake Madison.

Geography

The community is in southeastern Lake County, surrounding Lake Madison. The CDP is 3 to 10 miles (5 to 16 km) southeast of Madison, the county seat. South Dakota Highway 34 forms the northern edge of the CDP. The highway leads west into Madison and east 13 miles (21 km) to Interstate 29.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of 9.104 square miles (23.58 km²); 4.749 square miles (12.30 km²) of its area is land, and 4.355 square miles (11.28 km²) is water.^[5] Lake Madison drains to the southeast, into Round Lake and then Brant Lake, and is part of the Big Sioux River watershed.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	829		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Madison, South Dakota
^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Lake Madison CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.