Rockport Colony, South Dakota

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CountryUnited States
Elevation1,250 ft (380 m)
Rockport Colony, South Dakota
Rockport Colony, South Dakota is located in South Dakota
Rockport Colony, South Dakota
Location of Rockport Colony, South Dakota
Coordinates: 43°34′55″N 97°50′35″W / 43.58194°N 97.84306°W / 43.58194; -97.84306
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyHanson
Area
  Total
0.22 sq mi (0.56 km2)
  Land0.22 sq mi (0.56 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,250 ft (380 m)
Population
  Total
77
  Density353.7/sq mi (136.57/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57311
Area code605
GNIS feature ID2813030[2]

Rockport Colony is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hanson County, South Dakota, United States. It is located on the James River, southwest of Alexandria and southeast of Mitchell, and is part of the Mitchell Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 77 at the 2020 census.[4] The elevation is 1,224 feet.

Dam on the James River at Rockport Colony, ca. 1915

The Rockport Colony Elementary School, which had 24 students in 2008,[5][6] is not located in Rockport Colony, but is physically in the town of Alexandria.[6]

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