Dolton, South Dakota

About Dolton

Dolton is a tiny community in southeastern South Dakota, home to 36 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Dolton holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.26 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 138 residents per square mile.

📰 Dolton News Today

• Marshall Benjamin White Obituary Jul 28, 2008 Miller Funeral Home · Aug 16
• Nonprofit aims to bring new life to Hutchinson County’s Silver Lake Mitchell Republic · Jul 15
• Roland Ewert Obituary May 6, 2026 Walter Funeral Homes · May 6
• Judy Ann Evans Obituary Mar 19, 2026 - Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels & Isburg Crematory Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels & Isburg Crematory · Mar 28
• Dennis S. Schroeder Star Tribune · Feb 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Dolton Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.26 sq mi.
• With 36 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southeastern 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 9 miles.

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