Dante, South Dakota

About Dante

Dante is a tiny community in southern South Dakota counting 72 people who proudly call it home.

Dante holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.5 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 144 residents per square mile.

📰 Dante News Today

• Dante Warren University of South Dakota Athletics · Jan 21
• Donavan Dean Obituary May 28, 2026 okfhc.com · May 28
• In Loving Memory of Zaylan Dante Bluhm FuneralFolio · Jun 6
• Steve H. Podzimek Obituary (2026) - Springfield, SD - Peters Funeral Homes - Springfield Legacy obituary · Jul 11
• Dante’s 100 year old bank building offers unique place to stay KELOLAND.com · Sep 24

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Dante Unique

• With 72 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of South Dakota — one of 485 recognized communities statewide.

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 8 miles.

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