Mina is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
and a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) in
Edmunds County, in the
U.S. state
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of
South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ...
.
The population of the CDP was 554 at the
2020 census.
Demographics
History
A post office called Mina was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1983. The community most likely was named after Mina Erling, the daughter of a railroad official.
1999 Learjet crash
In 1999, a
Learjet carrying
PGA golf
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Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping ...
er
Payne Stewart
William Payne Stewart (January 30, 1957 – October 25, 1999) was an American professional golfer who won eleven PGA Tour events, including three major championships, the last of which came just a few months before his death in an airplane acci ...
and five other people (including two pilots and three passengers) crashed in a field about a mile south of Mina. All were already dead from a lack of oxygen long before the crash.
References
Unincorporated communities in Edmunds County, South Dakota
Unincorporated communities in South Dakota
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