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Population (year 2000): 373. Estimated
population in July 2005: 342 (-8.3% change)
Males: 186 (49.9%), Females: 187 (50.1%)
Perkins County
Zip code:
57620
Median resident age: 45.4 years
Median household income: $30,000 (year 2000)
Median house value: $34,300 (year 2000)
Races in Bison:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.5%)
Ancestries: German (41.8%), Norwegian (20.4%),
English (11.0%), United States (9.4%), Irish (7.5%), Swedish
(6.4%).
Elevation: 2695 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bison
- High school or higher: 85.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 1.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 8.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bison town
- Never married: 25.1%
- Now married: 50.2%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 18.3%
- Divorced: 6.4%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -74 (-16.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bison:
- FIVE COUNTIES HOSPITAL-CAH (about 33 miles; LEMMON,
SD)
- WEST RIVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 37 miles;
HETTINGER, ND)
- JACOBSON MEMORIAL HOSP CARE CENTER-CAH (about 76
miles; ELGIN, ND)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bison:
- ELLSWORTH AFB (about 106 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; ID:
RCA)
- RAPID CITY REGIONAL (about 111 miles; RAPID CITY,
SD; ID: RAP)
- BISMARCK MUNI (about 148 miles; BISMARCK, ND; ID:
BIS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bison:
- BISON MUNI (about 1 miles; BISON, SD; ID: 6V5)
- HETTINGER MUNI (about 36 miles; HETTINGER, ND; ID:
HEI)
- LEMMON MUNI (about 37 miles; LEMMON, SD; ID: LEM)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bison:
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about
112 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
- BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 121 miles;
SPEARFISH, SD; FT enrollment: 3,190)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 146 miles; BISMARCK, ND;
FT enrollment: 2,203)
- BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 148 miles; BISMARCK,
ND; FT enrollment: 2,205)
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 191 miles; CHADRON, NE;
FT enrollment: 2,144)
- MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 204 miles; MINOT, ND;
FT enrollment: 2,662)
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 275 miles;
ABERDEEN, SD; FT enrollment: 2,356)
Public high school in Bison:
- BISON HI SCH (Students: 42; Location: 200 E
CARR ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bison:
- BISON ELEM (Students: 75; Location: 200 E
CARR ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- BISON JR HI (Students: 19; Location: 200 E
CARR ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in Bison:
- BISON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$7,739; Location: 309 1ST AVE; 99 books; 35 audio
materials; 34 video materials; 54 serial subscriptions)
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