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Welcome to Kranzburg ...

The town of Kranzburg is located in Codington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kranzburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Kranzburg has a population of 174 people<2> (see below for details).

Kranzburg is 1,970 feet [600 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Kranzburg lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Kranzburg: 605

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kranzburg had an population of 174 people. This is an increase of 1.16% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kranzburg had a population of 172 people. This makes Kranzburg the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Kranzburg represents 0.02% of the total population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 260th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 172 people, the population of Kranzburg decreased 7.03% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 185 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Kranzburg.

Communities near Kranzburg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kranzburg.

  • Watertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Clear Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Castlewood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kampeska
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampeska
    • Kampeska is located in Codington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 331 people
  • Rauville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rauville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauville
    • Rauville is located in Codington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 292 people
  • Thomas
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Thomas is located in Hamlin County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 290 people
  • Tunerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunerville
    • Tunerville is located in Deuel County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 218 people
  • South Shore
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Grover
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
    • Grover is located in Codington County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 171 people
  • Stockholm
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockholm have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
    • Stockholm is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockholm <4>

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 Kranzburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kranzburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kranzburg. 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 Kranzburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kranzburg. See our Newspapers Page for Kranzburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kranzburg ...

Looking for more information about Kranzburg? 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 Kranzburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kranzburg.

Adding Kranzburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kranzburg 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 for Kranzburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kranzburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Codington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Kranzburg.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kranzburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.