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South Dakota · SD · Lake County
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Unincorporated community in South Dakota, United States
36 sq miArea
1,696 ftElevation

Rutland is an unincorporated community in Lake County, South Dakota, United States. Rutland was founded in 1905, and named after Rutland Township by Richard F. Pettigrew, a surveyor and politician from Sioux Falls. There is a veterinary clinic in the town, which was formerly a small gas station called the "Rambler Stop", named after the original Rutland School sports team name, the "Ramblers".

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