Census Data for Opal
Population ...
The last Decennial Census<1> was in 2010, which gave Opal a population of 31 people.
The community of Opal is located in Meade County. The 2010 Census gave Meade County; a population of 25,434 people. This means that Opal had 0.12% of the county's total population.
At the same time, South Dakota had a population of 814,180 people.
Meade County ...
Opal is located in Meade County<2>.
The county had a population of 25,434 people at the 2010 Census. With it's population of 31 people, Opal represented 0.12% of the county's total.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Meade County.
Miscellaneous Information for Opal ...
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 Meade County or the community of Opal:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- 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: 093 (Meade County)
- Place Code: 47260 (Opal)
- State & County Code: 46/093 (South Dakota / Meade County)
- State & Place Code: 46/47260 (South Dakota / Opal)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Opal 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 Opal.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Meade County: www.meadecounty.org/
The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/
The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)
The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
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 Meade, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |