Minnehaha County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.9. This is about average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 26.8. This is about average. Closest monitor was 20.1 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 16.6. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 19.6 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.15. This is about average. Closest monitor was 19.6 miles away from the city center.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 0.203. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 20.1 miles away from the city center.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 5.59. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 20.1 miles away from the city center.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 7.2%
(7.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.3 people | | South Dakota: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 60.9% | | Whole state: | 66.3% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 4.5% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Colton, SD
16 people in nursing homes
Colton compared to South Dakota state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Colton (2011 data):
- U.S. Bank National Association: Colton Branch at 200 East 4th Street, branch established on 1939/01/01. Info updated 2012/01/30: Bank assets: $330,470.8 mil, Deposits: $236,091.5 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, 3121 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (87%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Minnehaha County South Dakota:
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Religion statistics for Colton (based on Minnehaha County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 66.76%
| Here |  | 66.8% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | Reformed Church in America |
| Adherents | 33.6% | 31.8% | 6.1% | 3.9% | 2.7% |
| Congregations | 8.7% | 21.1% | 7.5% | 5.6% | 3.7% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Christian Reformed Church in North America | United Church of Christ | Other |
| Adherents | 2.4% | 2.1% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 13.8% |
| Congregations | 3.7% | 3.7% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 40.4% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 23 | Minnehaha County: | 1.31 / 10,000 pop. | | South Dakota: | 2.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3 | This county: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. | | South Dakota: | 0.29 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 9 | Minnehaha County: | 0.51 / 10,000 pop. | | South Dakota: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 81 | Here: | 4.62 / 10,000 pop. | | South Dakota: | 6.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 110 | Here: | 6.28 / 10,000 pop. | | South Dakota: | 9.21 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Minnehaha County: | 7.0% | | State: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate: | Minnehaha County: | 26.7% | | State: | 27.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Here: | 15.6% | | South Dakota: | 14.9% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $1,483 | $17,796 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $912 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $4,147 | $49,764 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
2 | $5,630 | $33,780 | 7 | $912 |
Colton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $89,000 ($129.17)
All Other: $6,000 ($8.71)
- Construction - Parks & Recreation: $18,000 ($26.12)
- Current Operations - Liquor Stores: $217,000 ($314.95)
Sewerage: $51,000 ($74.02)
Financial Administration: $48,000 ($69.67)
Water Utilities: $45,000 ($65.31)
Parks & Recreation: $34,000 ($49.35)
Regular Highways: $27,000 ($39.19)
Police Protection: $22,000 ($31.93)
Fire Protection: $19,000 ($27.58)
Libraries: $5,000 ($7.26)
Health Services - Other: $1,000 ($1.45)
- General - Interest on Debt: $13,000 ($18.87)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $210,000 ($304.79)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $197,000 ($285.92)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $13,000 ($18.87)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $28,000 ($40.64)
Interest Earnings: $1,000 ($1.45)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $7,000 ($10.16)
Parks & Recreation: $4,000 ($5.81)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $139,000 ($201.74)
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $340,000 ($493.47)
Water Utilities: $62,000 ($89.99)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $17,000 ($24.67)
- Tax - Property: $109,000 ($158.20)
Total General Sales: $48,000 ($69.67)
NEC: $3,000 ($4.35)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $133,000 ($193.03)
8.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,338 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.26% | | South Dakota average: | 8.40% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($95 average AGI)| Minnehaha County: | 0.05% | | South Dakota average: | 0.10% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.12% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($56,818 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.12% | | South Dakota average: | 8.34% |
0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($103 average AGI)| Minnehaha County: | 0.03% | | South Dakota average: | 0.08% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Colton:
- KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
- KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
- KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
- KNWC (1270 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KELO (1320 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
- WNAX (570 AM; 5 kW; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KSQB (1520 AM; daytime; 1 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: L A SKYWAVE, INC.)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
Strongest FM radio stations in Colton:
- KTWB (101.9 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
- KKLS-FM (104.7 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
- KKHG (107.9 FM; FLANDREAU, SD; Owner: LA COMMUNIQUE, INC.)
- KELO-FM (92.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
- KNWC-FM (96.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KMXC (97.3 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
- KSQB-FM (95.7 FM; DELL RAPIDS, SD; Owner: L A RADIO, INC.)
- KIKN-FM (100.5 FM; SALEM, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA B/CNG. COMPANY)
- KLQL (101.1 FM; LUVERNE, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
- KVCF (90.5 FM; FREEMAN, SD; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- KJAM-FM (103.1 FM; MADISON, SD; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF BROOKINGS, INC.)
- KRRO (103.7 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
- K252DG (98.3 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: CHRISTIAN HERITAGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Colton:
- KELO-TV (Channel 11; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SIOUX FALLS, INC.)
- KTTW (Channel 17; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KDLT-TV (Channel 46; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
- KSFY-TV (Channel 13; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: ELCOM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
- K67GH (Channel 67; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KDLV-TV (Channel 5; MITCHELL, SD; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
- K52ES (Channel 52; NORFOLK, NE; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- KAUN (Channel 36; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RAPID BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- K34DR (Channel 34; HUMBOLDT, SD; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- K56GF (Channel 56; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K43GX (Channel 43; MADISON, SD; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K53EG (Channel 53; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SIOUXLAND CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING)
- KCSD-TV (Channel 23; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
Colton fatal accident list:
Jul 4, 2005 02:42 PM, 4th St, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 7 - Gene A DeJordy, Nw 1/4 Sw 1/4 Section 20, Township 104 N, Range 50 W (Lat: 43.796639 Lon: -96.867583), Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 126.5 m
Registrant: Western Wireless Corporation, 401 9th Street, N.W., Suite 550, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 654-5980 - William J Hackett, Nw 1/4 Sw 1/4 Section 20, Township 104 N, Range 50 W (Lat: 43.796639 Lon: -96.867583), Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 126.5 m
Registrant: Alltel Corporation, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., #720, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 783-3975, Email:
- Carl E Manson, 46396 247th St (Lat: 43.805139 Lon: -96.931611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.8 m
Registrant: Commnet Cellular License Holding LLC, One Verizon Place (Ga3b1reg), Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (678) 339-4360, Email:
- Jerri L Janjua, 46396 247th St (Lat: 43.805139 Lon: -96.931611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.8 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
- James E McDonald, Nw 1/4 Sw 1/4 Section 20, Township 104 N, Range 50 W (Lat: 43.796639 Lon: -96.867583), Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 126.5 m
Registrant: Alltel Corporation, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., #720, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 783-3975, Email:
- Stephanie I Jones, 46396 247th St (Lat: 43.805139 Lon: -96.931611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.8 m, Licensee ID: L01355956
Registrant: Cellular, Inc. Financial Corporation, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
- Stephanie I Jones, 46396 247th St (Lat: 43.805139 Lon: -96.931611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 80.8 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 4.2 Km Se (Lat: 43.759694 Lon: -96.877556), Type: Tower, Structure height: 175 m, Call Sign: WPHF581, Licensee ID: L00084971
Assigned Frequencies: 929.962 MHz Grant Date: 05/30/2000, Expiration Date: 05/30/2010
Registrant: Erna Stewart, 2104 Hawley Dr, Vista, CA 92084, Phone: (619) 941-5110
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 600 E 4th Street (Lat: 43.848611 Lon: -96.844167), Type: Silo, Structure height: 27 m, Overall height: 33 m, Call Sign: WPTN487
Assigned Frequencies: 461.050 MHz Grant Date: 11/07/2001, Expiration Date: 11/07/2011, Certifier: Kris Huwe
Registrant: Horner, Danny, 700 E 3rd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57103, Phone: (605) 334-9816
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4 - Call Sign: KB5YQH, Licensee ID: L00312199
Grant Date: 04/22/2003, Expiration Date: 07/20/2013, Certifier: Robert M Butts
Registrant: Robert M Butts, 104 South Main Ave, Colton, SD 57018 - Call Sign: N0KRX, Previous Call Sign: KB0DHG, Licensee ID: L00425367
Grant Date: 11/28/2001, Expiration Date: 02/25/2012
Registrant: Bruce L Overgard, 109 W 4th, Colton, SD 57018 - Call Sign: KC0RWV, Licensee ID: L00832695
Grant Date: 03/18/2004, Expiration Date: 03/18/2014, Cancellation Date: 09/07/2005, Certifier: Steve D Wolterstorff
Registrant: Steve D Wolterstorff, 24863 468th Ave, Colton, SD 57018 - Call Sign: W0SDW, Previous Call Sign: KC0RWV, Licensee ID: L00832695
Grant Date: 09/07/2005, Expiration Date: 09/07/2015, Certifier: Steve D Wolterstorff
Registrant: Steve D Wolterstorff, 24863 468th Ave, Colton, SD 57018
| Most common first names in Colton, SD among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Henry | 10 | 80.7 years |
| John | 9 | 82.5 years |
| Charles | 8 | 73.0 years |
| Robert | 5 | 67.2 years |
| William | 5 | 66.4 years |
| Martha | 5 | 85.4 years |
| Andrew | 4 | 78.8 years |
| Fred | 4 | 76.2 years |
| Floyd | 4 | 80.5 years |
| Albert | 4 | 81.0 years |
| Most common last names in Colton, SD among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Swier | 8 | 66.0 years |
| Berge | 7 | 85.4 years |
| Johnson | 7 | 84.9 years |
| Nelson | 7 | 73.1 years |
| Reurink | 6 | 76.8 years |
| Park | 5 | 86.0 years |
| Langloss | 5 | 77.8 years |
| Hoekman | 5 | 74.0 years |
| Dejong | 5 | 70.4 years |
| Acheson | 4 | 79.0 years |
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