Fordham Colony, South Dakota

About Fordham Colony

Fordham Colony, SD is a small unincorporated community located in central South Dakota.

Fordham Colony holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.41 square miles.

📰 Fordham Colony News Today

• Rachel Wollman Obituary Nov 19, 2021 Kolden Funeral Services · Dec 19
• Widespread Wind Damage - June 21, 2013 National Weather Service (.gov) · Jun 21
• A World Apart Education Week · Mar 8
• Zacharias J. Wollmann Obituary Oct 14, 2025 Kolden Funeral Services · Oct 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Fordham Colony Unique

• The only place in America named Fordham Colony — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of South Dakota — one of 485 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fordham Colony

• Fordham Game Production Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Fordham Colony

• Fordham Colony Elementary - 04

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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