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Population (year 2000): 1,164. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,089 (-6.4% change)
Males: 548 (47.1%), Females: 616 (52.9%)
Kingsbury County
Zip code:
57231
Median resident age: 46.8 years
Median household income: $27,760 (year 2000)
Median house value: $46,200 (year 2000)
Races in De Smet:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (45.4%), Norwegian (22.6%),
Irish (10.0%), English (9.9%), Danish (6.8%), Dutch (5.9%).
Elevation: 1724 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in De Smet
- High school or higher: 77.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
- Unemployed: 1.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in De Smet city
- Never married: 17.3%
- Now married: 58.4%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 15.4%
- Divorced: 7.7%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -26 (-2.2%).
Hospital/medical center in De Smet:
- DESMET MEMORIAL HOSP (306 PRAIRIE AVENUE SW)
Other hospitals/medical centers near De Smet:
- MADISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 40 miles; MADISON,
SD)
- HURON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 46 miles;
HURON, SD)
- MEMORIAL CARE UNIT (about 48 miles; WATERTOWN, SD)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to De
Smet:
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 45 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; ID:
ATY)
- HURON REGIONAL (about 46 miles; HURON, SD; ID: HON)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 52 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID:
BKX)
Other public-use airports nearest to De Smet:
- WILDER (about 3 miles; DESMET, SD; ID: 6E5)
- LAKE PRESTON MUNI (about 12 miles; LAKE PRESTON, SD;
ID: Y34)
- HOWARD MUNI (about 26 miles; HOWARD, SD; ID: 8D9)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
De Smet:
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles;
ABERDEEN, SD; FT enrollment: 2,356)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 116 miles;
VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 124 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 146
miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 153 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT
enrollment: 3,026)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 163
miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
Public high school in De Smet:
- DE SMET HI SCH (Students: 103; Location: 405
3RD ST SW; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in De Smet:
- LAURA INGALLS WILDER ELEM (Students: 133;
Location: 407 INGALLS AVE SW; Grades: PK - 05)
- DE SMET MIDDLE SCH (Students: 62; Location:
405 3RD ST SW; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in De Smet:
- HAZEL L MEYER MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $40,030; Location: 114 1ST STREET; 20,804 books;
1,205 audio materials; 185 video materials; 73 serial
subscriptions)
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