Welcome to Dell Rapids ...

The city of Dell Rapids is located in Minnehaha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dell Rapids, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

A typical abbreviation for Dell Rapids: Dell Rpds.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Dell Rapids has a population of 3,646 people<2> (see below for details).

Dell Rapids is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Dell Rapids: (605)

Websites for Dell Rapids ...

Official Website: www.cityofdellrapids.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Dell Rapids had an population of 3,646 people. This is an increase of 0.36% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 22.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Dell Rapids had a population of 3,633 people. This makes Dell Rapids the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Dell Rapids represents 0.45% of the total population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 28th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,633 people, the population of Dell Rapids increased 21.91% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,980 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Dell Rapids.

Communities near Dell Rapids ...

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

• Sioux Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls
  • Sioux Falls is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187,809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux Falls <4>
• Brandon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <4>
• Hartford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
  • Hartford is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
• Flandreau
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flandreau have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flandreau
  • Flandreau is located in Moody County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flandreau <4>
• Crooks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks
  • Crooks is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooks <4>
• Baltic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltic have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
  • Baltic is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltic <4>
• Garretson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garretson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretson
  • Garretson is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garretson <4>
• Colton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
  • Colton is located in Minnehaha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <4>
• Lyons
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Minnehaha County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
• Jasper
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Pipestone County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dell Rapids. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Dell Rapids.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dell Rapids ...

Looking for more information about Dell Rapids? 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 Dell Rapids, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Dell Rapids.

Adding Dell Rapids to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dell Rapids 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 Dell Rapids was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Dell Rapids post office opened in 1873.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dell Rapids.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Dell Rapids: www.cityofdellrapids.com/

The official website for Minnehaha County: www.minnehahacounty.org/

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