Welcome to Draper ...

The town of Draper is located in Jones County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Draper, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Draper has a population of 68 people<3> (see below for details).

Draper is 2,240 feet [683 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Draper is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Draper (for example, toward Belvidere), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Draper lies within the (605) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Draper had an population of 68 people. This is a decrease of 17.07% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 26.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Draper had a population of 82 people (which is 8.15% of the total population of Jones County). This makes Draper the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Draper represents 0.01% of the population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 323rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 82 people, the population of Draper decreased 10.87% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 92 people).

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

Communities Also Named Draper ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Draper - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah (2), Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Draper ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Draper.

• Murdo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murdo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdo
  • Murdo is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murdo <5>
• Vivian
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vivian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
  • Vivian is located in Lyman County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vivian <5>
• Okaton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okaton
  • Okaton is located in Jones County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okaton <5>
• Westover ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
  • Westover is located in Jones County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6 people
• Presho
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Presho have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presho
  • Presho is located in Lyman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Presho <5>
• Capa ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capa
  • Capa is located in Jones County
• White River
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
  • White River is located in Mellette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White River <5>
• Wood
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
  • Wood is located in Mellette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood <5>
• Fort Pierre
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pierre
  • Fort Pierre is located in Stanley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Pierre <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 Draper. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Draper.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Draper ...

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

Adding Draper to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Draper post office opened in 1906.

We also found Draper on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for South Dakota (1949).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Draper.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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