Editing Faith, South Dakota (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.20|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-06-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

Faith is located in the [[West River (South Dakota)|West River]] region of [[South Dakota]], the section of the state located west of the [[Missouri River]], and in the [[Great Plains|Northern Great Plains]], on a ridge dividing the [[Cheyenne River]] to the south and the [[Grand River (South Dakota)|Grand River]] and its major tributary, the [[Moreau River (South Dakota)|Moreau River]] to the north (both are tributaries of the Missouri).

Faith is the center of a vast cattle and sheep ranching area, and is the community center for hundreds of scattered ranchsteads. It is located in the extreme northeast corner of [[Meade County, South Dakota|Meade County]], South Dakota's largest: it is approximately 100&nbsp;miles (160&nbsp;km) to [[Sturgis, South Dakota|Sturgis]], the county seat. It is also located immediately west of the boundary of the [[Cheyenne River Indian Reservation]], home to several [[Lakota people|Lakota]] bands organized into the [[Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe]] (CRST). The region is well known for deer hunting and also offers pheasant, elk, and recently, prairie mountain lion hunting. A small reservoir, Durkee Lake, is approximately three miles south and offers a local recreation venue, with its boating, fishing, golf course, beach, and camping. Durkee Lake receives runoff water from [[Spook Creek]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahadi |first=Rassool |date=22 April 1986 |title=Report on Application No. 1353-1 |url=https://danr.sd.gov/wrimage/wrinfo/wr_div1/1353-1.pdf |website=South Dakota Department of Agriculture & Natural Resources}}</ref> which is located about 6.2 miles (10 km) south of Faith.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Spook Creek, SD |url=https://topoquest.com/place-detail.php?id=1266908 |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=topoquest.com}}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Faith, South Dakota (1991–2020)
<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =29.2
| Feb high F  =32.4
| Mar high F  =44.7
| Apr high F  =57.6
| May high F  =68.1
| Jun high F  =78.6
| Jul high F  =86.7
| Aug high F  =85.5
| Sep high F  =75.8
| Oct high F  =59.0
| Nov high F  =43.3
| Dec high F  =32.4
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =19.9
| Feb mean F  =22.8
| Mar mean F  =33.8
| Apr mean F  =45.4
| May mean F  =56.0
| Jun mean F  =66.3
| Jul mean F  =73.5
| Aug mean F  =72.0
| Sep mean F  =62.6
| Oct mean F  =47.6
| Nov mean F  =33.4
| Dec mean F  =23.1
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =10.6
| Feb low F  =13.2
| Mar low F  =23.0
| Apr low F  =33.2
| May low F  =43.9
| Jun low F  =54.0
| Jul low F  =60.3
| Aug low F  =58.5
| Sep low F  =49.3
| Oct low F  =36.2
| Nov low F  =23.5
| Dec low F  =13.9
<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =0.50
| Feb precipitation inch  =0.71
| Mar precipitation inch  =0.97
| Apr precipitation inch  =1.95
| May precipitation inch  =3.23
| Jun precipitation inch  =3.12
| Jul precipitation inch  =2.89
| Aug precipitation inch  =1.60
| Sep precipitation inch  =1.32
| Oct precipitation inch  =1.58
| Nov precipitation inch  =0.59
| Dec precipitation inch  =0.59
<!-- Snowfall -->
| Jan snow inch  =10.4
| Feb snow inch  =9.7
| Mar snow inch  =10.1
| Apr snow inch  =7.2
| May snow inch  =0.3
| Jun snow inch  =0.0
| Jul snow inch  =0.0
| Aug snow inch  =0.0
| Sep snow inch  =0.0
| Oct snow inch  =2.8
| Nov snow inch  =6.1
| Dec snow inch  =8.9
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| source = NOAA<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&station=USC00392852 |title=NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access |publisher=NOAA |access-date=2025-04-04 }}</ref>
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