Welcome to Arlington ...

The city of Arlington is primarily located in Kingsbury County<1>. A portion of Arlington extends into Brookings County.

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

Arlington was established in 1880.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Arlington has a population of 855 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Arlington is 1,840 feet [561 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Arlington is within the boundaries of the (605) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Arlington had an population of 855 people. This is a decrease of 6.56% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Arlington had a population of 915 people (or 17.77% of the total population of Kingsbury County). This makes Arlington the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Arlington represents 0.11% of the total population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 96th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 915 people, the population of Arlington decreased 7.76% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 992 people).

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

Communities Also Named Arlington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 62 communities that are also named Arlington - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, California (2), Colorado, Florida (3), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas, Vermont, Virginia (4), Washington, West Virginia (3), Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Arlington.

Communities near Arlington ...

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

• Brookings
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookings
  • Brookings is located in Brookings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookings <5>
• Volga
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
  • Volga is located in Brookings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volga <5>
• Estelline
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estelline have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelline
  • Estelline is located in Hamlin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estelline <5>
• Lake Preston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Preston
  • Lake Preston is located in Kingsbury County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Preston <5>
• Lake Norden
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Norden
  • Lake Norden is located in Hamlin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Norden <5>
• North Grove Addition
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Grove Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove Addition
  • North Grove Addition is located in Brookings County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 471 people
• Bruce
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
  • Bruce is located in Brookings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <5>
• Ramona
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
  • Ramona is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramona <5>
• Sinai
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinai have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai
  • Sinai is located in Brookings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinai <5>
• Oldham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oldham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
  • Oldham is located in Kingsbury County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oldham <5>

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 Arlington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arlington.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arlington. 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 Arlington.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arlington ...

Looking for more information about Arlington? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Arlington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Arlington.

Adding Arlington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arlington 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 Arlington was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Arlington on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Dakota (1937).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arlington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/