Doland, South Dakota

About Doland

Doland is a tiny community in northern South Dakota counting 195 people who proudly call it home.

Doland holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.61 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 320 residents per square mile.

📰 Doland News Today

• Doland, S.D.: Like a Local dakotanewsnow.com · Jun 12
• Dana Houghtaling Obituary Feb 4, 2026 Furness Funeral Home · Feb 4
• Doland, S.D.: Like a Local dakotanewsnow.com · Jun 12
• Community, School District Put Support Behind Doland Community Library 'fairytale' Aberdeen Insider · Jun 25
• Kenneth K. Gilbert Obituary Sep 27, 2025 Welter Funeral Home · Sep 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Doland Unique

• The only place in America named Doland — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of South Dakota — one of 485 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🏫 Schools in Doland

• Doland Elementary - 03
• Doland High School - 01
• Doland Jr. High - 02
• Hillside Colony Elementary - 04
• Hillside Colony High School - 07

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🗺️ Map of Doland

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