Caputa, South Dakota

Caputa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 32 at the 2020 census.^[3]

Caputa
Unincorporated community
Caputa, looking north on highway 44.
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Coordinates: 43°59′46″N 102°59′04″W
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Pennington
Area [1]
• Total	1.01 sq mi (2.62 km2)
Elevation [2]	2,917 ft (889 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	32
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	57725
GNIS feature ID	2628841[2]

Caputa got its start in 1907 when the Milwaukee Railroad was extended to that point.^[4]

References

1. "Caputa · Rapid City, SD".
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Caputa, South Dakota
3. "U.S. Census Bureau: Caputa CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
4. Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. American guide series. University of South Dakota. p. 30.