Vale, South Dakota

Vale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Butte County, South Dakota, United States. According to the 2020 census, the population was 130.[5] Vale has been assigned the ZIP code of 57788. The public school located in Vale, whose mascot was The Beet Diggers, closed in 1982.

Vale, South Dakota
census-designated place
Vale is located in South Dakota
Vale
Vale
Location of Vale in South Dakota
Coordinates: 44°37′15″N 103°23′55″W
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyButte
Area
[1]
 • Total1.49 sq mi (3.86 km2)
 • Land1.49 sq mi (3.86 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
2,772 ft (845 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total130
 • Density87.31/sq mi (33.71/km2)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
57788
Area code605
FIPS code46-65940[4]
GNIS feature ID2628852[2]

Vale was so-named because the town site is located in a valley.[6]

The Full Throttle Saloon, a large bar and entertainment site described as the world's largest biker bar[7] and previously the subject of the reality television series Full Throttle Saloon, was rebuilt, moving from nearby Sturgis to 600 acres in Vale near Bear Butte.[8]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020130—
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vale, South Dakota
  3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. "U.S. Census Bureau: Vale CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  6. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 65.
  7. Cutbertson, Ian (December 14, 2012). "Full Throttle Saloon". The Australian. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  8. Ramsey, Sarah (June 18, 2021). "The Full Throttle Saloon in South Dakota is an Adult Playground". Wide Open Country. Wide Open Media Group. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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