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Population (year 2000): 1,674. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,560 (-6.8% change)
Males: 770 (46.0%), Females: 904 (54.0%)
Hutchinson County
Zip code:
57366
Median resident age: 45.0 years
Median household income: $29,662 (year 2000)
Median house value: $52,800 (year 2000)
Races in Parkston:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (62.6%), United States
(5.9%), Norwegian (5.2%), Irish (4.5%), Russian (3.0%), French
(2.9%).
Elevation: 1396 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Parkston
- High school or higher: 69.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Parkston city
- Never married: 16.7%
- Now married: 63.7%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 15.5%
- Divorced: 3.7%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +105 (+6.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Parkston:
- AVERA ST BENEDICT HEALTH CENTER (401 WEST
GLYNN DRIVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Parkston:
- AVERA QUEEN OF PEACE (about 23 miles; MITCHELL, SD)
- LANDMANN-JUNGMAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 25
miles; SCOTLAND, SD)
- DOUGLAS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 27
miles; ARMOUR, SD)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Parkston:
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 54 miles; YANKTON, SD; ID:
YKN)
- HURON REGIONAL (about 70 miles; HURON, SD; ID: HON)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 88 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID:
FSD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Parkston:
- PARKSTON MUNI (about 3 miles; PARKSTON, SD; ID: 8V3)
- MITCHELL MUNI (about 26 miles; MITCHELL, SD; ID:
MHE)
- CORSICA MUNI (about 28 miles; CORSICA, SD; ID: D65)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Parkston:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 83 miles;
VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 105 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT
enrollment: 3,026)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 105 miles;
NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 136
miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 147 miles;
ABERDEEN, SD; FT enrollment: 2,356)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 170 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
Public high schools in Parkston:
- PARKSTON HI SCH (Students: 178; Location:
102A S CHAPMAN DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- OUR HOME (Students: 37; Location: 102A S
CHAPMAN DR; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Parkston:
- PARKSTON ELEM (Students: 344; Location: 102C
S CHAPMAN DR; Grades: PK - 06)
- PARKSTON JR HI (Students: 96; Location: 102A
S CHAPMAN DR; Grades: 07 - 08)
- OLD ELM SPRING COLONY (Students: 22;
Location: 42021 268TH ST; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Parkston:
- PARKSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$37,605; Location: 110 W MAIN ST; 14,234 books; 129
audio materials; 214 video materials; 13 serial
subscriptions)
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