Census Data for Iron Lightning

Population ...

The last Decennial Census<1> was in 2010, which gave Iron Lightning a population of 420 people.

The community of Iron Lightning is located in Ziebach County. The 2010 Census gave Ziebach County; a population of 2,824 people. This means that Iron Lightning had 14.87% of the county's total population.

At the same time, South Dakota had a population of 814,180 people, meaning that Iron Lightning had 0.05% of the total population of South Dakota.

Ziebach County ...

Iron Lightning is located in Ziebach County<2>.

The county had a population of 2,824 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 420 people, Iron Lightning represented 14.87% of the county's total.

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

Miscellaneous Information for Iron Lightning ...

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 Ziebach County or the community of Iron Lightning:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Iron Lightning:
- GNIS ID for Iron Lightning: 1265836
- GNIS ID for Ziebach County: 1266993
- 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: 137 (Ziebach County)
- Place Code: 31980 (Iron Lightning)
- State & County Code: 46/137 (South Dakota / Ziebach County)
- State & Place Code: 46/31980 (South Dakota / Iron Lightning)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Iron Lightning 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 Iron Lightning.

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 Ziebach, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.