Big Stone City
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 Location in South Dakota
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1885 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | South Dakota |
| County : | Grant County |
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 18 ′ N , 96 ° 28 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 467 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 150.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 3.11 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 316 m |
| Postal code : | 57216 |
| Area code : | +1 605 |
| FIPS : | 46-57216 |
| GNIS ID : | 1253927 |
| Website : | www.bigstonecitysd.govoffice2.com |
| Mayor : | Deb Wiik |
 The Whetstone River at Big Stone City |
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Big Stone City is a small town (with the status " City ") in Grant County in the US -amerikanischen State South Dakota . In 2010 , Big Stone City had 467 residents.
geography
Big Stone City is located in northeast South Dakota between Big Stone Lake in the north and the Whetstone River , right on the border with Minnesota . The geographical coordinates of Big Stone City are 45 ° 17'30 "north latitude and 96 ° 27'46" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of 3.11 km².
Neighboring locations to Big Stone City are Ortonville , Minnesota (on the eastern city limits), Milbank (15.8 km southwest), Corona (28 km west-northwest), and Shady Beach (20.3 km northwest).
The closest major cities are Sioux Falls (219 km south), Fargo , North Dakota (189 km north), and Minnesota's largest city, Minneapolis (269 km east).
traffic
The US Highway 12 runs from west to east direction as the main road through the city of Big Stone City. In the city center, at its southern end point, the South Dakota Highway 109 branches off in a north-northeast direction and runs along the lake shore. All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A BNSF Railway runs through the urban area of Big Stone City .
The Ortonville Municipal Airport is 3.8 km northeast of Big Stone City, a small airfield. The nearest major airports are Sioux Falls Regional Airport (215 km south), Hector International Airport in Fargo (200 km north) and Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (287 km east).
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Big Stone City had 467 people in 236 households. The population density was 150.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 1.98 people lived in each of the 236 households.
The racial the population was composed of 97.9 percent white, 0.2 percent (one person) Native American, 0.4 percent (two people) Asian and 1.1 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.4 percent (two people) were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.3 percent of the population, regardless of ethnicity.
16.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 21.6 percent were 65 years or older. 49.5 percent of the population was female.
The average annual income for a household was 35,962 USD . The per capita income was $ 22,642. 10.1 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ history.sd.gov - Towns (PDF; 45kB) Retrieved July 19, 2013
- ^ A b American Fact Finder. Retrieved July 19, 2013
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on July 19, 2013
- ↑ AirNav.com - Ortonville Municipal Airport Retrieved on July 19, 2013
