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Codington County

Population in July 2007: 294. Population change since 2000: -1.0%
 

Males: 135  (46.2%)
Females: 159  (53.8%)

Median resident age:  32.1 years
South Dakota median age:  35.6 years

Zip codes: 57235.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $52,490 (it was $39,375 in 2000)
Florence:  $52,490
South Dakota:  $43,424

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $104,506 (it was $61,400 in 2000)
Florence:  $104,506
South Dakota:  $118,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $102,757; Detached houses: $111,008; Mobile homes: $47,115

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Races in Florence:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.7%)
  • American Indian (3.7%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)

2008 cost of living index in Florence: 76.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (52.5%), Norwegian (35.5%), Irish (11.4%), English (4.7%), Dutch (3.3%), United States (3.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 4/7/1907

Elevation: 1770 feet

Land area: 0.66 square miles.

Population density: 446 people per square mile 
 
  (low).



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For population 25 years and over in Florence

  • High school or higher: 87.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 2.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Florence town

  • Never married: 22.5%
  • Now married: 65.7%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 3.9%
  • Divorced: 7.8%

5 residents are foreign born

This town:  1.7%
South Dakota:  1.8%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Florence:  1.3% ($788)
South Dakota:  1.8% ($1,334)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux Falls, SD (109.0 miles , pop. 123,975).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (198.5 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (532.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Wallace, SD (2.8 miles) , Henry, SD (3.7 miles ), Garden City, SD (3.8 miles) , Watertown, SD (3.8 miles ), Bradley, SD (4.0 miles) , Waubay, SD (4.4 miles ), Lily, SD (4.4 miles) , South Shore, SD (4.4 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $60,000
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $47,000
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $47,000
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $47,000
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $47,000
  • 2006: 1 building, cost: $47,000
  • 2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 45.05 N, Longitude: 97.33 W

Area code: 605

Florence household income distribution Florence home values distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +106 (+54.9%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Metal and metal products (20%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Machinery (8%)
  • Computer and electronic products (8%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (14%)
  • Computer and electronic products (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Social assistance (8%)
  • Personal and laundry services (8%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (25%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (8%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Top executives (3%)
  • Business operations specialists (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Assemblers and fabricators (15%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (10%)
  • Child care workers (8%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (6%)
  • Personal appearance workers (6%)



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Average climate in Florence, South Dakota

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Florence-area historical tornado activity is slightly above South Dakota state average. It is 40% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/18/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.1 miles away from the Florence town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/12/1984, a category 3 tornado 18.0 miles away from the town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Florence topographic map
Hospitals/medical centers near Florence:
  • MEMORIAL CARE UNIT (about 15 miles; WATERTOWN, SD)
  • PRAIRIE LAKES HOSP & CARE CTR (about 15 miles; WATERTOWN, SD)
  • LAKE AREA HOSPITAL-CAH (about 21 miles; WEBSTER, SD)

Political contributions by individuals in Florence, SD

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Florence:
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; FT enrollment: 2,356)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 92 miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 115 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT enrollment: 2,711)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 132 miles; FARGO, ND; FT enrollment: 8,836)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 133 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
Public high school in Florence:
Public elementary/middle schools in Florence:
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Average household size:
This town:  2.8 people
South Dakota:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  74.1%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  1.9%
Whole state:  4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  5.8%
Whole state:  13.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  3.5%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Florence, SD



Florence 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 below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Florence (2009 data):
  • Peoples State Bank: Florence Branch at 224 Main Street, branch established on 2000-09-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $46.9 mil, Deposits: $40.1 mil, headquarters in Summit, SD, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Northeast Bancorp, Inc.



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School Enrollment by Level of School


Florence travel time to work
Florence mode of transportation to work chart


2004 Presidential Election results in Codington County South Dakota:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (68%)
  • Electricity (21%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)


Religon statistics for Florence

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaWisconsin Evangelical Lutheran SynodUnited Methodist ChurchInternational Church of the Foursquare Gospel
Adherents37.4%23.3%11.1%9.2%5.9%
Congregations17.9%10.3%15.4%10.3%2.6%
NameUnited Church of ChristLutheran ChurchAmerican Baptist Churches in the USA The Wesleyan ChurchOther religions
Adherents2.4%1.9%1.6%1.1%6.1%
Congregations2.6%2.6%2.6%2.6%33.3%
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.


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 0$0 4$1,925
Sewerage 0$0 2$384
Totals for Government 0$0 6$2,309



7.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,495 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.66%
South Dakota average:  8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Minnehaha County, SD  0.57% ($26,433 average AGI)
from Hamlin County, SD  0.47% ($26,735)
from Clark County, SD  0.36% ($27,237)


7.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,489 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.35%
South Dakota average:  8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Minnehaha County, SD  0.96% ($31,740 average AGI)
to Hamlin County, SD  0.41% ($38,326)
to Brookings County, SD  0.34% ($31,639)


Strongest AM radio stations in Florence:
  • KWAT (950 AM; 1 kW; WATERTOWN, SD; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KSDR (1480 AM; 1 kW; WATERTOWN, SD)
  • KMSD (1510 AM; 5 kW; MILBANK, SD; Owner: BIG STONE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KKAA (1560 AM; 10 kW; ABERDEEN, SD; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KSDN (930 AM; 5 kW; ABERDEEN, SD; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
  • WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
  • KOKK (1210 AM; 5 kW; HURON, SD; Owner: DAKOTA COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)

Strongest FM radio stations in Florence:
  • KDLO-FM (96.9 FM; WATERTOWN, SD; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KSDR-FM (92.9 FM; WATERTOWN, SD; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF BROOKINGS, INC.)
  • KIXX (96.1 FM; WATERTOWN, SD; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • KPHR (106.3 FM; ORTONVILLE, MN; Owner: BIG STONE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KKSD (104.3 FM; MILBANK, SD; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPN.)
  • KCGN-FM (101.5 FM; ORTONVILLE, MN; Owner: CGN CORPORATION)
  • KDSD-FM (90.9 FM; PIERPONT, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • KQAA (94.9 FM; ABERDEEN, SD; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Florence:
  • KDLO-TV (Channel 3; FLORENCE, SD; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SIOUX FALLS, INC.)
  • KABY-TV (Channel 9; ABERDEEN, SD; Owner: ELCOM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
  • K47IC (Channel 47; MILBANK, SD; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
  • KDSD-TV (Channel 16; ABERDEEN, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
  • K32DK (Channel 32; WATERTOWN, SD; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1
  • James E McDonald, Cr 23 (196487406 Sd04_florence), Type: Tower, Structure height: 88.4 m, Overall height: 91.1 m
    Registrant: Alltel Communications, Inc., One Allied Drive, B2f2-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • FLORENCE, 306 Main Ave, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: KNCY711
    Assigned Frequencies : 158.760 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/01/2002, Expiration Date: 03/12/2012
    Registrant: Milbank Communications, Milbank, SD 57252, Phone: (605) 432-6798, Email:


2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 1

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