Spring Lake Colony, South Dakota

About Spring Lake Colony

Spring Lake Colony is a small unincorporated community in eastern South Dakota.

Spring Lake Colony holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.28 square miles.

📰 Spring Lake Colony News Today

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• Two of South Dakota's smallest school districts are consolidating. Here's why. Argus Leader · Aug 11
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• SD farmers receive $19.4 million from Trump program, database shows Rapid City Journal · Dec 26

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What Makes Spring Lake Colony Unique

• The only place in America named Spring Lake Colony — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.28 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

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