Hetland, South Dakota

About Hetland

Hetland is a tiny community in eastern South Dakota, home to 18 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Hetland holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.11 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 164 residents per square mile.

📰 Hetland News Today

• Shirley Mae Matson Obituary Dec 11, 2025 Eidsness Funeral and Cremation Services · Dec 11
• Crash in Miller, South Dakota, leaves one dead, one uninjured aberdeennews.com · Nov 28
• Obituary for Dale "Mory" Andersen Crawford Osthus Funeral Chapel · Dec 15
• Hetland, South Dakota Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 20
• South Dakota judge sentences grain elevator fraudsters to 5 years Agweek · Sep 17

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What Makes Hetland Unique

• The only place in America named Hetland — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.11 sq mi.
• With 18 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in eastern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.

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