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Welcome to Draper ...The town of Draper is located in Jones County<1>. The location of Draper has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Draper, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Draper has a population of 68 people<3> (see below for details). Draper is 2,240 feet [683 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Draper is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Draper lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Draper (for example, toward Belvidere), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). Draper lies within the (605) area code. Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Draper had an population of 68 people. This is a decrease of 17.07% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 26.09% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Draper had a population of 82 people (which is 8.15% of the total population of Jones County). This makes Draper the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Draper represents 0.01% of the population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 323rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 82 people, the population of Draper decreased 10.87% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 92 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Draper. Communities Also Named Draper ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Draper - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah (2), Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Draper. Communities near Draper ...We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Draper.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Draper. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Draper. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Draper. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Draper. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Draper. See our Newspapers Page for Draper. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Draper ...Looking for more information about Draper? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Draper, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Draper. Adding Draper to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Draper in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Draper was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Draper on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for South Dakota (1949). For more details, see References and Mentions for Draper. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Draper. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/ Footnotes ...
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