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Welcome to Moody County ...

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

The community of Flandreau is the Seat for Moody County.

Moody County was founded in 1873. Moody was created by taking area from Brookings and Minnehaha Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Moody had a population of 6,555 people. This is an increase of 1.06% since the last Census (which gave a population of 6,486 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Moody represented 0.8% of the total population of South Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Moody County:

  • Colman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colman
    • Colman is located in Moody County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colman <2>
  • Egan
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Egan is located in Moody County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egan <2>
  • Flandreau
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flandreau have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flandreau
    • Flandreau is located in Moody County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flandreau <2>
  • Trent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent
    • Trent is located in Moody County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trent <2>
  • Ward
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • Ward is located in Moody County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <2>

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.





 

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