Keystone, South Dakota
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| Nickname : Home Of Mount Rushmore | |
 Keystone, South Dakota |
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| Location in county and South Dakota | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1883 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | South Dakota |
| County : | Pennington County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 54 ′ N , 103 ° 26 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Mountain ( UTC − 7 / −6 ) |
| Residents : | 342 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 46.2 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 7.41 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of which 7.4 km 2 (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 1320 m |
| Postal code : | 57751 |
| Area code : | +1 605 |
| FIPS : | 46-33820 |
| GNIS ID : | 1261912 |
Keystone is a town in the Black Hills in Pennington County in the US state of South Dakota . In 2010 the place had 337 inhabitants. Keystone began as a mining settlement in 1883, but is now a tourist destination, largely because of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial just outside the city limits . Sights include the Black Hills Central Railroad , built in 1900 to mine gold , which is now used by tourist trains with well-maintained steam locomotives .
Carrie Ingalls (sister of the author of Little House on the Prairie , Laura Ingalls Wilder ) spent much of her adult life in Keystone and lived with her husband and his children here. Another sister, Mary Ingalls , also lived with them for a while and died in Keystone in 1928.
Part of the comedy film North was shot here in 1984.
geography
Keystones geographical coordinates be 43 ° 54 ' N , 103 ° 26' W . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 7.4 km², all of which is land.
Demographics
Census 2000
At the time of the United States Census 2000, Keystone inhabited 311 people. The population density was 42.0 people per km ². There were 209 housing units at an average of 28.2 per km ². The Keystones population was 95.50% White , 0% Black or African American , 1.93% Native American , 0% Asian , 0% Pacific Islander , 0.32% said they were racial , and 2.25% named two or more races. 3.54% of the population declared to be Hispanic or Latinos of any race.
The residents of Keystone were distributed to 152 households out of which 27.0% had children under 18 years of age. 37.5% of households were married, 12.5% had a female head of household without a husband, and 44.1% were not families. 35.5% of households were made up of individuals and someone lived in 11.8% of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.60.
The population was divided into 20.9% minors, 5.8% 18–24 year olds, 30.9% 25–44 year olds, 30.9% 45–64 year olds and 11.6% aged 65 and over or more. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 women there were 89.6 men. For every 100 women over the age of 18, there were 95.2 men.
The median household income in Keystone was 26,406 US dollars and the median family income reached the amount of 36,250 US dollars. The median income for men was $ 24,219 versus $ 17,500 for women. The per capita income was $ 15,828. 16.9% of the population and 13.9% of families had an income below the poverty line , including 17.9% of minors and 23.3% of those aged 65 and over.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ US Gazetteer files 2010 ( English ) United States Census Bureau . Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2012.