Owanka, South Dakota
| Owanka, South Dakota | |
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 Owanka
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| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Pennington |
| Population estimate from Rapid City Journal newspaper article[1] | |
| • Total | 2 |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 57767 |
| Area code(s) | 605 |
Owanka is an unincorporated community in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States.[2] Although not tracked by the United States Census Bureau, Owanka has been assigned the ZIP Code of 57767.[3]
History
A post office called Owanka was first established in 1907.[4] Owanka is a name derived from the Sioux language, meaning "good camping ground".[5]
Now mostly a ghost town, a single family resides in Owanka.[6] In addition to those two people, several others reside outside the town limits.[1]
External Links
South Dakota Magazine offers a photo gallery of old Owanka buildings in this article reference:[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Owanka's few and faithful like the peace and quiet at the Wayback Machine (archived October 17, 2012)
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Owanka, South Dakota
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- ↑ What Happened To Owanka? at the Internet ArchivePDF (328KB)
- ↑ Owanka Ghost Town at the Wayback Machine (archived April 23, 2014)
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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