|
Population (year 2000): 605. Estimated
population in July 2005: 570 (-5.8% change)
Males: 298 (49.3%), Females: 307 (50.7%)
Grant County
Zip code:
57216
Median resident age: 41.8 years
Median household income: $31,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $51,500 (year 2000)
Races in Big Stone City:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (58.3%), Norwegian (22.8%),
Swedish (7.4%), Irish (4.6%), English (3.8%), Dutch (3.5%).
Elevation: 977 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Big Stone City
- High school or higher: 81.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 10.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Big Stone City city
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 62.5%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 6.7%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -58 (-8.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Big Stone City:
- ORTONVILLE MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles;
ORTONVILLE, MN)
- ST BERNARDS PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL - CAH (about 12
miles; MILBANK, SD)
- HOLY TRINITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; GRACEVILLE,
MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Big
Stone City:
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 55 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; ID:
ATY)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 73 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID:
BKX)
- HECTOR INTL (about 114 miles; FARGO, ND; ID: FAR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Big Stone City:
- ORTONVILLE MUNI-MARTINSON FIELD (about 4 miles;
ORTONVILLE, MN; ID: VVV)
- MILBANK MUNI (about 9 miles; MILBANK, SD; ID: 1D1)
- KAPAUN-WILSON FIELD (about 18 miles; GRACEVILLE, MN;
ID: 00Y)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Big Stone City:
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 68
miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 99 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,711)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 110
miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 110 miles;
MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,771)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 119
miles; FARGO, ND; FT enrollment: 8,836)
Public primary/middle schools in Big Stone City:
- BIG STONE CITY ELEM (Students: 75; Location:
655 WALNUT ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- BIG STONE CITY JR HI (Students: 15; Location:
655 WALNUT ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
|
