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Population (year 2000): 14,558. Estimated
population in July 2005: 14,696 (+0.9% change)
Males: 6,973 (47.9%), Females: 7,585 (52.1%)
Davison County
Zip code:
57301
Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $31,308 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,600 (year 2000)
Races in Mitchell:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
- American Indian (2.9%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (47.5%), Norwegian (11.8%),
Irish (11.2%), English (7.6%), Dutch (5.5%), United States
(4.6%).
Elevation: 1300 feet
Land area: 9.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mitchell
- High school or higher: 83.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mitchell city
- Never married: 27.4%
- Now married: 52.6%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 9.5%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +738 (+5.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Mitchell:
- AVERA QUEEN OF PEACE (525 N FOSTER)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Mitchell:
- AVERA ST BENEDICT HEALTH CENTER (about 23 miles;
PARKSTON, SD)
- DOUGLAS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 37
miles; ARMOUR, SD)
- LANDMANN-JUNGMAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 45
miles; SCOTLAND, SD)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mitchell:
- HURON REGIONAL (about 48 miles; HURON, SD; ID: HON)
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 71 miles; YANKTON, SD; ID:
YKN)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 90 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID:
FSD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mitchell:
- MITCHELL MUNI (about 4 miles; MITCHELL, SD; ID: MHE)
- PARKSTON MUNI (about 25 miles; PARKSTON, SD; ID:
8V3)
- CORSICA MUNI (about 32 miles; CORSICA, SD; ID: D65)
Colleges/Universities in Mitchell:
- MITCHELL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (Full-time
enrollment: 825; Location: 821 N CAPITAL ST; Public)
- DAKOTA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (FT enrollment:
633; Location: 1200 W UNIVERSITY AVE; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.dwu.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mitchell:
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 98 miles;
VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 124 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT
enrollment: 3,026)
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 125 miles;
ABERDEEN, SD; FT enrollment: 2,356)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 127 miles;
NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 151
miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 164 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
Public high school in Mitchell:
- MITCHELL HI SCH (Students: 876; Location: 920
N CAPITAL ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Mitchell:
- MITCHELL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 159;
Location: 723 E ASH; Grades: PK - 12)
- FAITH BIBLE SCHOOL (Students: 20; Location:
1009 E 6TH AVE; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Mitchell:
- MITCHELL MIDDLE SCH (Students: 619; Location:
800 WEST 10TH AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- L B WILLIAMS ELEM (Students: 437; Location:
1420 W UNIVERSITY BLVD; Grades: KG - 05)
- GERTIE BELLE ROGERS ELEM (Students: 363;
Location: 1301 N KIMBALL AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- LONGFELLOW ELEM (Students: 235; Location: 929
E SECOND AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- MILLBROOK COLONY (Students: 45; Location:
41659 256TH ST; Grades: PK - 08)
- ROSEDALE COLONY (Students: 26; Location:
25986 ROSEDALE RD; Grades: KG - 08)
- JAMES VALLEY ED CO-OP (Location: 929 E 2ND
AVE; Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle schools in Mitchell:
- MITCHELL CATHOLIC-HOLY FAMILY (Students: 272;
Location: 200 NORTH KIMBALL; Grades: PK - 6)
- ABBOTT HOUSE SCHOOL (Students: 37; Location:
PO BOX 1085; Grades: 5 - 11; Girls only)
Library in Mitchell:
- MITCHELL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$464,769; Location: 221 N DUFF STREET; 67,409 books;
2,224 audio materials; 566 video materials; 89 serial
subscriptions)
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