Argonne
Miner · USGS GNIS name record 1261091
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These Census tracts have reference points near Argonne. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 9616 ↗
Miner County · SD
- Population
- 2,300
- Median home value
- $142,600
Census tract 9582 ↗
Kingsbury County · SD
- Population
- 2,110
- Median home value
- $167,400
Census tract 9601 ↗
Lake County · SD
- Population
- 2,483
- Median home value
- $243,600
Census tract 9621 ↗
Sanborn County · SD
- Population
- 2,384
- Median home value
- $135,600
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Argonne ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 10/17/2019 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
Platted in 1889 and originally named St Marys, for the daughter of Dr Louis Gotthelf, the town site owner. When a post office was established in 1919, their choice of St Marys Post Office was already in use. The residents decided to name the town and post office Argonne to honor those Americans who figured prominently in the Battle of Meuse-Argonne. (SD_T17/p46)
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
SHA-256 20c96936a3ba430b345eed1c7395b6aab52875aac8e1e2905fab37b388cab381
SHA-256 45ad8d56b3bb4990ad8105cdda15ee7d2f07afd6941afe75b783f29b02723697
SHA-256 919fac887628b8547ec1b24fae319522a9481a56909c3914d1e0a2b56783147c