Flandreau | |
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Motto: "The Heart Of South Dakota" | |
![]() Location in Moody County and the state of South Dakota | |
Coordinates: 44°02′47″N 96°35′54″W / 44.04639°N 96.59833°W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Dakota |
County | Moody |
Incorporated | 1902[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Dan Sutton |
Area | |
• Total | 1.93 sq mi (4.99 km2) |
• Land | 1.86 sq mi (4.81 km2) |
• Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2) |
Elevation | 1,565 ft (477 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,372 |
• Density | 1,275.95/sq mi (492.72/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 57028 |
Area code | 605 |
FIPS code | 46-21540[5] |
GNIS feature ID | 1267391[3] |
Website | www |
Flandreau /ˈflændruː/ FLAN-droo[6] is a city in and county seat of Moody County, South Dakota, United States.[7] The population was 2,372 at the 2020 census.[8] It was named in honor of Charles Eugene Flandrau, a judge in the territory and state of Minnesota. He is credited with saving the community of New Ulm, Minnesota, from destruction during conflict with the Sioux tribe in 1862.
In 2015, the nearby federally recognized Flandreau Indian Reservation of Santee Sioux had planned to open the nation's first recreational marijuana lounge in a former bowling alley, close to its existing Royal River Casino and Hotel. Any tourists or non-tribal members using marijuana on tribal land risked state prosecution, so they abandoned the plan.[9][10]
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