Welcome to Kennebec ...The town of Kennebec is located in Lyman County<1> and is the County Seat for Lyman County. The pronunciation of Kennebec: KEN-nuh-bek<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Kennebec, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Kennebec has a population of 247 people<3> (see below for details). Kennebec is 1,680 feet [512 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Kennebec lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Kennebec: 605 The ZIP code for Kennebec: 57544<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kennebec had an population of 247 people. This is an increase of 2.92% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.64% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Kennebec had a population of 240 people (which is 6.38% of the total population of Lyman County). This makes Kennebec the county's 4th most populous community. The population of Kennebec represents 0.03% of the total population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 224th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 240 people, the population of Kennebec decreased 16.08% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 286 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Kennebec. Communities Also Named Kennebec ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Kennebec - they are located in Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine (2) and North Carolina. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kennebec. Communities near Kennebec ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kennebec.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kennebec. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kennebec. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kennebec. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kennebec. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kennebec. See our Newspapers Page for Kennebec. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kennebec ...Looking for more information about Kennebec? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Kennebec, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kennebec. Adding Kennebec to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Kennebec in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Kennebec was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Kennebec. Footnotes ...
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