Map of Redfield city, South Dakota

Redfield is a city in and the county seat of Spink County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,214 at the 2020 census. The city was named for J. B. Redfield, a railroad official.

Redfield city overview:
Name:	Redfield city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	South Dakota
County:	Spink County
Incorporated:	1883
Elevation:	1,302 ft (397 m)
Total Area:	1.96 sq mi (5.08 km²)
Land Area:	1.93 sq mi (4.99 km²)
Water Area:	0.03 sq mi (0.09 km²)
Total Population:	2,214
Population Density:	1,148.34/sq mi (443.30/km²)
ZIP code:	57469
Area code:	605
FIPS code:	4653460
GNISfeature ID:	1265687

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History

The first settlers arrived in the Redfield area in 1878, and a post office was established two years later under the name “Stennett Junction.” The “Redfield” name was adopted in 1881. The town became the seat of Spink County in 1886, following a six-year legal and political battle among several Spink County towns. Redfield rapidly became a major town in the region, due in part to its status as a railroad center—the town was a crossroads of two lines of the Chicago and North Western Railway, and was also served by the Milwaukee Road Railroad. Railroads brought supplies, people, and animals, and also provided for transportation of crops back East.

Redfield College was established in the town in 1887, and operated until 1932. In 1902 the “Northern Hospital for the Insane,” a state institution, opened on a campus just north of town. That facility remains in operation today as the South Dakota Developmental Center.

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Geography

Redfield is located at 44°52′31″N 98°31′04″W / 44.875145°N 98.517850°W / 44.875145; -98.517850.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.92 square miles (4.97 km), of which 1.89 square miles (4.90 km) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km) is water.

Redfield has been assigned the ZIP code 57469 and the FIPS place code 53460.