Spink Township, Union County, South Dakota
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Spink Township is a township
in Union County
, South Dakota
, United States
. Its population was 245 at the 2000 census.
Located in western Union County, Spink Township borders the following other townships:
A community, also named Spink, was established in the township in 1871. At its peak, the community was strong enough to compete for the title of county seat
.
Toward the end of the 20th century only a few business remaind in the community of Spink. The Spink Cafe was the center of life in the township and was still a place were farmers would gather to talk about the bean or corn corp and share a pot of coffee. Garys repair acted as a place were people could get the truck or tractor a little work and the old Co-Op that went by the name of Spink Oil was the towns gas station. Spink Oil closed in 1997 and today only the Cafe and Gary's Repair remain.
A proposed refinery by Hyperion Refining, LLC is now working to build the nations first new oil refinery in years in the United States, this proposed refinery has created a large split in the corn and bean fields of Union County. A few family farms were given money for options on the land that makes up the family farms that have been a part of the county since the late 19th century. This split lead to the formation of the save union county group and a lot of media attention.
Civil township
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in Union County
Union County, South Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,584 people, 4,927 households, and 3,517 families residing in the county. The population density was 27 people per square mile . There were 5,345 housing units at an average density of 12 per square mile...
, South Dakota
South Dakota
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, United States
United States
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. Its population was 245 at the 2000 census.
Located in western Union County, Spink Township borders the following other townships:
- Emmet TownshipEmmet Township, Union County, South DakotaEmmet Township is a township in Union County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 257 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles , all land....
— north - Big Springs Township — northeastern corner
- Sioux Valley Township — east
- Richland Township — southeastern corner
- Brule Township — south
- Fairview Township, Clay County — southwestern corner
- Prairie Center Township, Clay County — west
- Garfield Township, Clay County — northwestern corner
A community, also named Spink, was established in the township in 1871. At its peak, the community was strong enough to compete for the title of county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
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Toward the end of the 20th century only a few business remaind in the community of Spink. The Spink Cafe was the center of life in the township and was still a place were farmers would gather to talk about the bean or corn corp and share a pot of coffee. Garys repair acted as a place were people could get the truck or tractor a little work and the old Co-Op that went by the name of Spink Oil was the towns gas station. Spink Oil closed in 1997 and today only the Cafe and Gary's Repair remain.
A proposed refinery by Hyperion Refining, LLC is now working to build the nations first new oil refinery in years in the United States, this proposed refinery has created a large split in the corn and bean fields of Union County. A few family farms were given money for options on the land that makes up the family farms that have been a part of the county since the late 19th century. This split lead to the formation of the save union county group and a lot of media attention.