Union Center, South Dakota

Union Center
Census-designated place & unincorporated community
Union Center
Union Center

Location within the state of South Dakota

Coordinates: 44°33′48″N 102°39′52″W / 44.56333°N 102.66444°W / 44.56333; -102.66444Coordinates: 44°33′48″N 102°39′52″W / 44.56333°N 102.66444°W / 44.56333; -102.66444
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Meade
Founded 1927
Named for Farmers' Union
Elevation 2,913 ft (888 m)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP codes 57787
Area code(s) 605
FIPS code 46-65540[1]
GNIS feature ID 2628851
1258697[1]

Union Center is a census-designated place in Meade County, South Dakota, United States. An unincorporated community, it was designated as part of the U.S. Census Bureau's Participant Statistical Areas Program on June 10, 2010.[2] It was not counted separately during the 2000 Census,[3] but is scheduled for inclusion in the 2010 Census.[4] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 57787.[5]

Union Center was founded in 1927 by the Farmers' Union as one of their first enterprises in South Dakota.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Union Center Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  3. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau (2003). "Population and Housing Unit Counts, North Dakota" (PDF). 2000 Census of Population and Housing. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
  4. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau (February 13, 2008). "Census Designated Place (CDP) Program for the 2010 Census—Final Criteria" (PDF). Federal Register. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  5. ↑ "Find a City by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  6. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota Place-Names, Part I: State, County, and Town Names. Vermillion, South Dakota: University of South Dakota. p. 64. OCLC 34885177.


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