Arlington

History

The city was platted by the Western Town Lot Company in 1880, and originally named Nordland, with the platted streets given Norwegian names. The city was renamed a few years later, and in 1885 given the name of Arlington, after the colonial center in Virginia. (It was briefly named Denver in the interlude, but postal authorities did not approve of the name.) The streets were not renamed until several decades passed, with Olaf Street eventually changed to Main Street, Kanut Street to Third Street, etc.

Geography

Arlington is primarily in Kingsbury County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Lake Poinsett is to the northeast.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American White Pelican

  Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  397
• Double-crested Cormorant

  Phalacrocorax auritus (Lesson, 1831) · Aves
  357
• Great Egret

  Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  355
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  310
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  307
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  304
• Ring-billed Gull

  Larus delawarensis Ord, 1815 · Aves
  301
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  300

Largest nearby schools

• Arlington Elementary - 02
  Elementary · Arlington · 155 students · 15.5:1 ratio
• Arlington High School - 01
  High · Arlington · 88 students · 11:1 ratio
• Arlington Jr. High - 03
  Middle · Arlington · 38 students · 19:1 ratio
• Spring Lake Colony Elementary - 04
  Elementary · Arlington · 22 students · 11:1 ratio
• Arlington Preschool - 04
  Other · Arlington · 22 students
• Spring Lake Colony High School - 05
  High · Arlington · 13 students

Most recent

• M 2.7 — 2026-01-09
  5 km ENE of Artesian, South Dakota
• M 2.7 — 2023-10-19
  3 km E of Humboldt, South Dakota
• M 3.1 — 2005-10-19
  7 km N of Howard, South Dakota
• M 3.1 — 2002-07-26
  0 km WSW of Huron, South Dakota