Summary for Gretna

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Located in: Edmunds County (see below)

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

Telephone Area Code: 605

Elevation: 1,910 feet [582.17 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 Gretna:

Lat: 45.450500° (or 45°27'1" N)

Lon: -99.514800° (or -99°30'53" W)

USGS Topo Map: Gretna<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Gretna

GNIS ID: 1261108

FIPS State / Place Code: 46 / 26300

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About Edmunds County

The community of Ipswich is the County Seat for Edmunds County.

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	3,829 (5.81% decrease since 2010)
2010	4,065 (6.92% decrease since 2000)
2000:	4,367

Total Area:<6> 1,151 sq. miles [2,981.2 km²] - of which 2.18% is water (25.11 sq. miles [65 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 1,966

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Edmunds

GNIS ID: 1266972

FIPS State / County Code: 46 / 045

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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

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The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Gretna 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 Gretna - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Gretna, 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 Gretna.
<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 Gretna. 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).