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Lemmon is a town in Perkins County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,160 at the 2020 census.

Lemmon is named after George Ed Lemmon, a cattleman, who founded the town in 1906.

The City of Lemmon received the South Dakota Community of the Year Award in 2012.

Lemmon city overview:
Name:	Lemmon city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	South Dakota
County:	Perkins County
Incorporated:	1908
Elevation:	2,569 ft (783 m)
Total Area:	1.10 sq mi (2.84 km²)
Land Area:	1.10 sq mi (2.84 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,160
Population Density:	1,056.47/sq mi (408.08/km²)
ZIP code:	57638
Area code:	605
FIPS code:	4636340
GNISfeature ID:	1256086
Website:	lemmonsd.com

Online Interactive Map

Lemmon online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Lemmon’s history as a town started in 1902 with the U.S. government’s forced leasing of about 800,000 acres of Standing Rock Indian Reservation lands to cattle rancher George Ed Lemmon.

In 1919, Lemmon became a sundown town, prohibiting African Americans from living there.

Lemmon Road Map

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Geography

Lemmon is located at 45°56′22″N 102°9′36″W / 45.93944°N 102.16000°W / 45.93944; -102.16000 (45.939375, -102.160128). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.04 square miles (2.69 km), all land.

Lemmon’s north border is the Adams County, North Dakota, boundary. To the east of Lemmon is Corson County and Standing Rock Indian Reservation.