Doland, South Dakota

Doland is a city in eastern Spink County, South Dakota, United States.

[7] The city was named for Civil War veteran Franklin Henry Doland, an original owner of the town site.

[7][8] Doland purchased several hundred acres in the expected path of the Chicago and North Western railroad which was moving westward into South Dakota.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.59 square miles (1.53 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the city was 98.9% White, 0.6% Native American, and 0.6% from two or more races.

About 20.3% of families and 19.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 14.3% of those 65 or over.

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