Winfred is an
unincorporated community
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and
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 counte ...
(CDP) in
Lake County,
South Dakota
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, United States, approximately west of
Madison. The population was 38 as of the
2020 census.
History
Winfred was laid out in 1882. The town was unincorporated in 1995.
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Geography
Winfred is in western Lake County, in the northwest part of Winfred Township. Its western boundary is the border with Miner County. U.S. Route 81
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and South Dakota Highway 34
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, running concurrently, form the northern border of the community. The two highways lead east to Madison, the county seat
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, while to the west they divide a short distance into Miner County. US-81 leads south to Interstate 90
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south of Salem, while SD-34 leads west to Howard
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.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau
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, the Winfred CDP has an area of , of which , or 3.68%, are water.
Demographics
Education
It is in the Madison Central School District 39-2.[ ]
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References
Census-designated places in Lake County, South Dakota
Census-designated places in South Dakota
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