Westport, South Dakota

About Westport

Westport is a tiny community in northern South Dakota with an estimated population of 83.

Westport holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.23 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 361 residents per square mile.

📰 Westport News Today

• Robert "Bob" Kolb Obituary May 1, 2026 Schriver's Memorial Mortuary & Crematory · May 1
• High Tunnel, No-till Vegetable Field Day Planned Aug. 17 Near Westport Aberdeen Insider · Aug 9
• Obituary | Claudia Wilson Howell of Sioux Falls, South Dakota HERITAGE FUNERAL HOME : Sioux Falls, South Dakota · Jan 27
• Westport, SD Weather Radar WeatherBug · Sep 24
• Rebecca Ellendorf Obituary (2025) - Westport, SD - Schriver's Memorial Mortuary & Crematory Legacy obituary · Oct 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Westport Unique

• One of 9 places in the US named Westport — but the South Dakota one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.23 sq mi.
• With 83 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in northern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Westport

• City Park reviews ★
• Westport Ballpark reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Westport

• Grassland Colony Elementary - 06

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Westport

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