Census Data for Fort Thompson

Population ...

The last Decennial Census<1> was in 2010, which gave Fort Thompson a population of 1,282 people.

The community of Fort Thompson is located in Buffalo County. The 2010 Census gave Buffalo County; a population of 1,934 people. This means that Fort Thompson had 66.3% of the county's total population.

At the same time, South Dakota had a population of 814,180 people, meaning that Fort Thompson had 0.16% of the total population of South Dakota.

Buffalo County ...

Fort Thompson is located in Buffalo County<2>.

The county had a population of 1,934 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 1,282 people, Fort Thompson represented 66.3% of the county's total.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Buffalo County.

Miscellaneous Information for Fort Thompson ...

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 Buffalo County or the community of Fort Thompson:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Fort Thompson:
- GNIS ID for Fort Thompson: 1255117
- GNIS ID for Buffalo County: 1265767
- GNIS ID for State of South Dakota: 1785534

The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 46 (South Dakota)
- County Code: 017 (Buffalo County)
- Place Code: 22340 (Fort Thompson)
- State & County Code: 46/017 (South Dakota / Buffalo County)
- State & Place Code: 46/22340 (South Dakota / Fort Thompson)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Fort Thompson 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 Fort Thompson.

Footnotes ...

<1>	Every 10 years (eg- 1990, 2000, 2010), the US Census Bureau conducts a Constitutionally-mandated count (or enumeration) of people living within the United States. This count is called a Decennial Census. The last Decennial Census was the 2010 Census, with the next one planned for 2020.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Buffalo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.