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Population (year 2000): 677. Estimated
population in July 2005: 619 (-8.6% change)
Males: 332 (49.0%), Females: 345 (51.0%)
Brookings County
Zip code:
57026
Median resident age: 39.1 years
Median household income: $36,667 (year 2000)
Median house value: $52,700 (year 2000)
Races in Elkton:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (58.6%), Irish (15.4%),
Norwegian (12.7%), United States (6.1%), Dutch (5.5%), Swedish
(4.9%).
Elevation: 1751 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Elkton
- High school or higher: 79.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
- Unemployed: 1.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Elkton city
- Never married: 20.7%
- Now married: 65.1%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 8.0%
- Divorced: 5.4%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +74 (+12.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Elkton:
- FLANDREAU MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 15 miles;
FLANDREAU, SD)
- PIPESTONE COUNTY MED CTR & ASHTON CC (about 19
miles; PIPESTONE, MN)
- HENDRICKS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
HENDRICKS, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Elkton:
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 24 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID:
BKX)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 50 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID:
FSD)
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 65 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; ID:
ATY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elkton:
- FLANDREAU MUNI (about 18 miles; FLANDREAU, SD; ID:
4P3)
- PIPESTONE MUNI (about 23 miles; PIPESTONE, MN; ID:
PQN)
- TYLER MUNI (about 24 miles; TYLER, MN; ID: 63Y)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Elkton:
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 103 miles;
VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 117 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,711)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 129
miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 141
miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 142 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
Public high school in Elkton:
- ELKTON HI SCH (Students: 120; Location: 508
BUFFALO ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Elkton:
- ELKTON ELEM (Students: 158; Location: 508
BUFFALO ST; Grades: PK - 06)
- ELKTON JR HI (Students: 56; Location: 508
BUFFALO ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- NEWDALE COLONY (Students: 11; Location: RR2
BOX 48; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Elkton:
- ELKTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$52,639; Location: 508 BUFFALO ST; 11,206 books; 328
audio materials; 224 video materials; 30 serial
subscriptions)
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