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Population (year 2000): 1,352. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,154 (-14.6% change)
 
Males: 648   (47.9%)
Females: 704   (52.1%)

Potter County

Median resident age:   45.3 years
South Dakota median age:   35.6 years

Zip codes: 57442 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,300 (it was $30,469 in 2000)
Gettysburg   $33,300
South Dakota:   $40,310

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $43,800 (it was $44,100 in 2000)
Gettysburg   $43,800
South Dakota:   $101,700

Gettysburg, SD residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Gettysburg:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)


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Ancestries: German (51.2%), Irish (10.9%), Norwegian (10.0%), English (7.5%), United States (4.7%), French (3.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 3/2/1907

Elevation: 2061 feet

Land area: 1.86 square miles.

Population density: 632 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Gettysburg

For population 25 years and over in Gettysburg

  • High school or higher: 82.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 1.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Gettysburg city

  • Never married: 15.3%
  • Now married: 61.1%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 12.8%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

3 residents are foreign born

This city:   0.2%
South Dakota:   1.8%



According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Gettysburg, South Dakota in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Gettysburg to the number of sex offenders is 393 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Gettysburg:   1.9% ($831)
South Dakota:   1.7% ($1,334)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bismarck, ND (136.8 miles , pop. 55,532).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lincoln, NE (367.8 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (871.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Lebanon, SD (13.3 miles) , Agar, SD (14.4 miles) , Hoven, SD (20.1 miles ), Lowry, SD (21.2 miles) , Onida, SD (22.5 miles ), Akaska, SD (24.8 miles) , Tolstoy, SD (27.1 miles) , Seneca, SD (30.8 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 3 buildings, average cost: $76,700
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 3 buildings, average cost: $58,300
  • 1999: 3 buildings, average cost: $128,300
  • 2000: 3 buildings, average cost: $65,000
  • 2001: 11 buildings, average cost: $30,000
  • 2002: 3 buildings, average cost: $37,700
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $170,000
  • 2004: 2 buildings, average cost: $245,000
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $65,000
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $65,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 45.01 N, Longitude: 99.96 W


55 people in nursing homes

Area code: 605


Population change in the 1990s: -142 (-9.5%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (25%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers (5%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (21%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Accommodation and food services (11%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Construction (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (19%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Construction laborers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)



 

Crime in Gettysburg by Year

Type 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rapes 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Robberies 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Assaults 1 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 73.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Burglaries 0 0 1 0 2
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 78.9 0.0 169.8
Thefts 9 5 12 0 10
    per 100,000 660.3 394.9 946.4 0.0 848.9
Auto thefts 3 1 2 0 1
    per 100,000 220.1 79.0 157.7 0.0 84.9
Arson 0 0 0 0 0
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 198.5) 58.7 22.1 56.0 0.0 52.6
Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   1.70
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Gettysburg, South Dakota

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Gettysburg-area historical tornado activity is below South Dakota state average. It is 42% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/19/1955, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 1.8 miles away from the Gettysburg city center .

On 6/20/1968, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 34.1 miles away from the city center .


Hospital/medical center in Gettysburg:
  • GETTYSBURG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (700 EAST GARFIELD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Gettysburg:
  • HOLY INFANT HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; HOVEN, SD)
  • BOWDLE HOSPITAL - CAH (about 37 miles; BOWDLE, SD)
  • MOBRIDGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL - CAH (about 46 miles; MOBRIDGE, SD)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gettysburg:
  • PIERRE REGIONAL (about 50 miles; PIERRE, SD; ID: PIR)
  • ABERDEEN REGIONAL (about 111 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; ID: ABR)
  • HURON REGIONAL (about 128 miles; HURON, SD; ID: HON)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gettysburg:
  • GETTYSBURG MUNI (about 2 miles; GETTYSBURG, SD; ID: 0D8)
  • HOVEN MUNI (about 21 miles; HOVEN, SD; ID: 9F8)
  • ONIDA MUNI (about 24 miles; ONIDA, SD; ID: 98D)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gettysburg:
  • NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 133 miles; BISMARCK, ND; FT enrollment: 2,203)
  • BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 138 miles; BISMARCK, ND; FT enrollment: 2,205)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 224 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 235 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; FT enrollment: 2,002)
  • MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 241 miles; MINOT, ND; FT enrollment: 2,662)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 246 miles; FARGO, ND; FT enrollment: 8,836)
Public high school in Gettysburg:
  • GETTYSBURG HI SCH (Students: 114; Location: 100 E KING AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Gettysburg:
  • GETTYSBURG ELEM (Students: 155; Location: 100 E KING AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
  • GETTYSBURG JR HI (Students: 55; Location: 100 E KING AVE; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in Gettysburg:
  • POTTER COUNTY FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $60,125; Location: 106 E COMMERCIAL AVE; 16,628 books; 915 audio materials; 340 video materials; 47 serial subscriptions)

Tourist attraction: Dakota Sunset Museum (205 East Commercial Avenue).

Hotels: Super 8 Gettysburg SD (719 E Highway 212), South Whitlock Resort (29500 USHighway 212 Lot 233), Trail Motel (211 E Garfield Ave).

 

Average household size:
This city:   2.2 people
South Dakota:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:   62.1%
Whole state:   67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:   1.9%
Whole state:   4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   10.7%
Whole state:   13.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:   1.8%
Whole state:   5.8%

Gettysburg compared to South Dakota state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Banks with branches in Gettysburg (2007 data):
  • Bank of the West: Gettysburg Branch at 104 North Exene Street, branch established on 1884-01-01. Info updated 2006-12-18: Bank assets: $55,642.9 mil, Deposits: $37,436.4 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 671 total offices, Holding Company: Bnp Paribas
  • Great Western Bank: 108 South Exene Branch at 108 South Exene, branch established on 1888-01-01. Info updated 2007-01-26: Bank assets: $1,387.6 mil, Deposits: $1,100.3 mil, headquarters in Watertown, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 88 total offices, Holding Company: Great Western Bancorporation, Inc.



2004 Presidential Election results in Potter County South Dakota:




Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 2 $3,240 $19,440 0 $0
Police Protection - Officers 1 $2,524 $30,288 1 $600
Streets and Highways 1 $2,082 $24,984 0 $0
Sewerage 1 $2,356 $28,272 0 $0
Water Supply 1 $3,072 $36,864 0 $0
Other Government Administration 0 $0   7 $1,484
Totals for Government 6 $13,274 $26,548 8 $2,084


Gettysburg government finances in 2002:
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $323,000
    General - Other: $204,000
    Parks & Recreation: $130,000
    Regular Highways: $114,000
    Financial Administration: $98,000
    Police Protection: $83,000
    Solid Waste Management: $56,000
    Health Services - Other: $30,000
    Fire Protection: $29,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $12,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $386,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $205,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $155,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $302,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $84,000
    Other, NEC: $50,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $180,000
    Interest Earnings: $63,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $525,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $348,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $11,000
  • Tax - Property: $305,000
    Total General Sales: $157,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $32,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $150,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $17,000

4.43% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,311 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   4.43%
South Dakota average:   8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


5.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,768 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.45%
South Dakota average:   8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.


Strongest AM radio stations in Gettysburg:
  • KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
  • KGFX (1060 AM; 10 kW; PIERRE, SD; Owner: JAMES RIVER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KOLY (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOBRIDGE, SD; Owner: JAMES RIVER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KKAA (1560 AM; 10 kW; ABERDEEN, SD; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
  • KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KSDN (930 AM; 5 kW; ABERDEEN, SD; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KBMR (1130 AM; 10 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
  • KFYR (550 AM; 5 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSJB (600 AM; 5 kW; JAMESTOWN, ND; Owner: CHESTERMAN COMM. JAMESTOWN, INC.)
  • KWYR (1260 AM; 5 kW; WINNER, SD; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO CORP.)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gettysburg:
  • K214BH (90.7 FM; GETTYSBURG, SD; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • KQSD-FM (91.9 FM; LOWRY, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • KMLO (100.7 FM; LOWRY, SD; Owner: JAMES RIVER BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Gettysburg:
  • KQSD-TV (Channel 11; LOWRY, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)

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