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Located in: Potter County (see below)

Time Zone: Gorman lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)<1>

Telephone Area Code: 605

Elevation: 1,900 feet [579.12 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Gorman:

Lat: 44.926900° (or 44°55'36" N)

Lon: -100.074800° (or -100°4'29" W)

USGS Topo Map: Agar NE<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Gorman

GNIS ID: 1261007

FIPS State / Place Code: 46 / 24940

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Gorman)

About Potter County

The community of Gettysburg is the County Seat for Potter County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Potter)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	2,153 (8.42% decrease since 2010)
2010	2,351 (12.7% decrease since 2000)
2000:	2,693

Total Area:<6> 898 sq. miles [2,327.5 km²] - of which 4.18% is water (37.53 sq. miles [97.2 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 1,500

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Potter

GNIS ID: 1265761

FIPS State / County Code: 46 / 107

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Gorman)

About South Dakota

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	887,127 (8.96% increase since 2010)
2010:	814,180 (7.86% increase since 2000)
2000:	754,844

Websites for State of South Dakota

Official Website: https://www.sd.gov/

Tourism: https://www.travelsouthdakota.com/

Parks: https://gfp.sd.gov/parks/

Fishing: https://gfp.sd.gov/fish/

Hunting: https://gfp.sd.gov/hunt/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of South Dakota

GNIS ID: 1785534

FIPS State: 46

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Gorman)

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Gorman is in the Central Time Zone, the area to the west is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gorman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Gorman, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Gorman.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Gorman. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).