Mina is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Edmunds County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[2] The population of the CDP was 554 at the 2020 census.[4]

Mina Cortland Cortlandt
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 45°26′00″N 98°45′31″W
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Edmunds
Established	1909
Named for	Mina Erling
Area [1]
• Total	4.71 sq mi (12.21 km2)
• Land	3.78 sq mi (9.80 km2)
• Water	0.93 sq mi (2.41 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,431 ft (436 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	554
• Density	146.48/sq mi (56.55/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	46-42700

Demographics

History

A post office called Mina was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1983.[6] The community most likely was named after Mina Erling, the daughter of a railroad official.[7]

1999 Learjet crash

In 1999, a Learjet carrying PGA golfer Payne Stewart and five other people (including two pilots and three passengers) crashed in a field about a mile south of Mina. All were already dead from a lack of oxygen long before the crash.^{[citation needed]}

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