Fort Thompson

census-designated place in Buffalo County, South Dakota, United States
Place census_designated_place_in_the_united_states Q1438770
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Fort Thompson

Summary

Fort Thompson is a census-designated place in the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (226 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fort Thompson is located in Buffalo County[3].
  • Fort Thompson is in the country of United States[4].
  • Fort Thompson is on the body of water Missouri River[5].
  • Fort Thompson is on the body of water Lake Sharpe[6].
  • Fort Thompson's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States[7].
  • The location of Fort Thompson was Crow Creek Indian Reservation[8].
  • Fort Thompson's postal code is recorded as 57339[9].
  • Fort Thompson's Commons category is recorded as Fort Thompson, South Dakota[10].
  • Fort Thompson's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[11].
  • Fort Thompson's local dialing code is recorded as 605[12].
  • 1889 marks the founding of Fort Thompson[13].
  • Fort Thompson's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.060833333333, 'lon': -99.429166666667}[14].
  • Fort Thompson has a population of {'amount': '+1282'}[15].
  • Fort Thompson has a population of {'amount': '+1224'}[16].
  • Fort Thompson's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fort Thompson'}[17].
  • Fort Thompson's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+330'}[18].
  • Fort Thompson sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+439'}[19].
  • Fort Thompson covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+32.62676'}[20].
  • Fort Thompson covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+32.626763'}[21].
  • Fort Thompson's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+17.6201'}[22].
  • Fort Thompson's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+8724'}[23].

Body

Geography

Fort Thompson is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Buffalo County[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Missouri River[5], a river[24], in United States[25] and Lake Sharpe[6], a reservoir[26], in United States[27].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+32.62676'}[20] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+32.626763'}[21]. Fort Thompson sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+439'}[19]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1282'}[15] and {'amount': '+1224'}[16].

Designation and Status

Fort Thompson's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States[7].

History and Context

1889 marks the founding of Fort Thompson[13].

Why It Matters

Fort Thompson ranks in the top 3% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (226 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Buffalo County
    Inception
    Coordinate location {'lat': 44.060833333333, 'lon': -99.429166666667}
    Population {'amount': '+1282'}, {'amount': '+1224'}
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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