Census Data for Empire
As far as we can tell, Empire has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Empire, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Newell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nisland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sturgis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Whitewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Fourche
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Deadwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piedmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Central City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Central City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Spearfish
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summerset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Butte County ...
Empire is located in Butte County<2>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Butte County.
Miscellaneous Information for Empire ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Butte County or the community of Empire:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Empire:
- GNIS ID for Empire: 1259254
- GNIS ID for Butte County: 1265793
- GNIS ID for State of South Dakota: 1785534
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Empire is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Empire.
Footnotes ...
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| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Butte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |