Astoria (South Dakota)

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Astoria
Astoria locations in Deuel County (left) and South Dakota (right)
Location in South Dakota
Basic data
Foundation : 1917 (incorporated)
State : United States
State : South Dakota
County : Deuel County
Coordinates : 44 ° 33 ′  N , 96 ° 33 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 33 ′  N , 96 ° 33 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 139 (as of 2010)
Population density : 339 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 0.41 km 2  (approx. 0 mi 2 )
Height : 556 m
Postal code : 57213
Area code : +1 605
FIPS : 46-02580
GNIS ID : 1253718

Astoria is a small town (with the status of " Town ") in Deuel County in the US -amerikanischen State South Dakota . In 2010 , Astoria had 139 residents.

geography

Astoria is located in eastern South Dakota, not far from the Minnesota border . The geographical coordinates of Astoria are 44 ° 33'30 "north latitude and 96 ° 32'50" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of ​​0.41 km².

Neighboring locations to Astoria are White (13.8 miles southwest), Toronto (9.2 km west northwest), Brandt (18.7 km northwest), and Hendricks , Minnesota (15.8 km southeast).

The closest major cities are Sioux Falls (138 km south), Fargo , North Dakota (293 km north), and Minnesota's largest city, Minneapolis (302 km east).

traffic

A few kilometers west of Astoria is Interstate 29 , which is the shortest connection from Kansas City in Missouri to Winnipeg in the Canadian province of Manitoba . The South Dakota Highway 28 runs from west to east direction about a kilometer north of Astoria. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

The nearest airports are Sioux Falls Regional Airport (137 km south), Hector International Airport in Fargo (295 km north) and Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (300 km east).

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Astoria had 139 people in 61 households. The population density was 339 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.28 people lived in each of the 61 households.

Ethnically, the population consisted entirely of whites.

25.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 62.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.2 percent were 65 years or older. 47.5 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 41,607  USD . The per capita income was $ 19,497. 7.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

  1. history.sd.gov - Towns (PDF; 45 kB) , accessed on July 10, 2013
  2. ^ A b American Fact Finder , accessed July 10, 2013
  3. Distance information according to Google Maps , accessed on July 10, 2013

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