Rowena, South Dakota
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Rowena (pronounced "roh-WEE'-nuh"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>) is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States.<ref name=gnis>Template:GNIS</ref> The population of the CDP was 68 at the 2020 United States census.<ref name=USCensus>Template:Cite web</ref> It is located along South Dakota Highway 42.
Rowena is located at Template:Coord,<ref name=gnis/> just over one mile north of the border with Iowa, approximately Template:Convert east of Sioux Falls, and Template:Convert west of the Minnesota border, at an elevation of 1,437 feet.<ref name=gnis/> The ZIP Code is 57056.
Television towers
Two of South Dakota's tallest structures are located near Rowena: the 1,999 ft (609.2 meters) high KDLT Tower, and the slightly shorter KELO TV Tower.
History
The community has the name of Rowena, a character in the novel Ivanhoe.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The city was founded by the Illinois Central Railroad when it was extended to that point.
Notable person
- Mamie Van Doren, actress and singer