Faith, South Dakota

Faith, South Dakota
Faith, South Dakota
City
	A sculpture of Sue stands on U.S. Route 212 in Faith, across from the Prairie Oasis Hotel,; April 2010
	Motto: "Welcome to the Prairie Oasis!"
	Location in Meade County and the state of South Dakota
	Coordinates: 45°01′33″N 102°02′11″W / 45.02583°N 102.03639°W
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Meade
Established	1910
Incorporated	1912
Area
• Total	1.20 sq mi (3.11 km2)
• Land	1.20 sq mi (3.11 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	2,579 ft (786 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	367
• Density	306.09/sq mi (118.20/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	57626
Area code	605
FIPS code	46-20980
GNIS feature ID	1267388
Website	www.faithsd.com

Faith is a city in the northeastern corner of Meade County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 367 at the 2020 census.^[6] The most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton known, Sue, was discovered approximately 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Faith in August 1990.

^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Faith, South Dakota
^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Faith city, South Dakota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2022.

[1] "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2010.

[TigerWebMapServer-2] "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.

[gnis-3] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Faith, South Dakota

[USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly-4] Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[GR2-5] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[USCensus-6] "U.S. Census Bureau: Faith city, South Dakota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 26, 2022.

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Faith, South Dakota
City
A sculpture of Sue stands on U.S. Route 212 in Faith, across from the Prairie Oasis Hotel, April 2010
Motto: "Welcome to the Prairie Oasis!"
Location in Meade County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 45°01′33″N 102°02′11″W / 45.02583°N 102.03639°W / 45.02583; -102.03639
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Meade
Established	1910
Incorporated	1912^[1]
Area ^[2]
• Total	1.20 sq mi (3.11 km²)
• Land	1.20 sq mi (3.11 km²)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Elevation ^[3]	2,579 ft (786 m)
Population (2020)^[4]
• Total	367
• Density	306.09/sq mi (118.20/km²)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP Code	57626
Area code	605
FIPS code	46-20980^[5]
GNIS feature ID	1267388^[3]
Website	www.faithsd.com