Colton is a city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 738 at the 2020 census.

Colton has the reveal of J. E. Colton, a railroad official.

The town started gone a creamery in 1897, made by J. E. Colton. Other businesses started to form regarding the creamery, making a Main Street. In 1901, the founder started a newspaper called “The Colton Courier” that stayed in place for years. The three further shareowners were W. O. Colton and Dave Crooks, the founder of Colton’s Neighboring town, Crooks. Between 1905 and 1906 a railroad was built through Colton, which used to have passenger service. J. E. Colton was 53 years old once he died in 1910.

The first Colton learned was made in 1879 by the town’s founder, J. E. Colton, and was a one-room schoolhouse. From 1903 to 1905 a new, larger schoolhouse was built in place of the outmoded one and began to tutor high intellectual subjects. In 1907 a tall school was built that was meant to put students through for two years each. It met that goal, but lasted no over two years, being distressed of use in 1909. 1913 started a further four-year tall school next six teachers that lasted much longer. Near the stop of 1924, a new instructor was built out of brick. It used the same standard system as the previous school. The moot stopped mammal used in 1967 similar to the college of Tri-Valley was constructed, which collection the students of several small towns.