Welcome to Ludden ...

The city of Ludden is located in Dickey County<1>.

The location of Ludden has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Ludden was established in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ludden has a population of 25 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Ludden is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Ludden lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ludden is located in the (701) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ludden had an population of 25 people. This is an increase of 8.7% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ludden had a population of 23 people. This makes Ludden the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 23 people, the population of Ludden decreased 20.69% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 29 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ludden.

Communities near Ludden ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ludden.

• Houghton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton
  • Houghton is located in Brown County (SD)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houghton <5>
• Winship
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winship
  • Winship is located in Brown County (SD)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,862 people
• Oakes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
  • Oakes is located in Dickey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakes <5>
• Ellendale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
  • Ellendale is located in Dickey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellendale <5>
• Hecla
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
  • Hecla is located in Brown County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hecla <5>
• Newark
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Marshall County (SD)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
• Cogswell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cogswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogswell
  • Cogswell is located in Sargent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cogswell <5>
• Fullerton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
  • Fullerton is located in Dickey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <5>
• Guelph
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guelph
  • Guelph is located in Dickey County
• Norway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
  • Norway is located in Dickey County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ludden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ludden.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ludden. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ludden.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ludden. See our Newspapers Page for Ludden.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ludden ...

Looking for more information about Ludden? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ludden, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ludden.

Adding Ludden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ludden in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ludden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ludden post office opened in 1884.

We also found Ludden in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ludden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ludden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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