Hartley is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Haakon County
Haakon County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,872. Its county seat is Philip.
History
The county was created in 1914 and organized in 1915, and was formed from the original counties o ...
, in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...
of
South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota people, Dakota Sioux ...
.
History
A post office called Hartley was established in 1908, and remained in operation until 1948. The community took its name from
Hartley, Iowa
Hartley is a city in O'Brien County, Iowa, O'Brien County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,605 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census.
History
Hartley got its start around 1880, following construction of the Chicago, Milwaukee ...
, the native home of a first settler.
References
Unincorporated communities in Haakon County, South Dakota
Unincorporated communities in South Dakota
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