Average household size:
| This city: |  2.5 people | | South Dakota: |  2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 71.0% | | Whole state: | 67.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 2.3% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 5.8% | | Whole state: | 13.2% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 1.9% | | Whole state: | 5.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Groton, SD
71 people in nursing homes
Groton 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.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Groton (2009 data):
- First State Bank of Claremont: First State Bank Of Claremont at 7 East Highway 12, branch established on 1903-01-01. Info updated 2008-07-23: Bank assets: $45.7 mil, Deposits: $39.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Groton Branch at 120 North Main Street, branch established on 1935-04-01. Info updated 2009-03-16: Bank assets: $538,958.0 mil, Deposits: $346,850.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3392 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
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2004 Presidential Election results in Brown County South Dakota:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (48%)
- Electricity (30%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
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Religion statistics for Groton
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Lutheran Church | United Methodist Church | Salvation Army |
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| Adherents | 34.5% | 26.3% | 10.2% | 7.7% | 4.7% |
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| Congregations | 7.8% | 18.8% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 1.6% |
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| Name | American Baptist Churches in the USA | United Church of Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 2.7% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 1.4% | 8.5% |
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| Congregations | 1.6% | 4.7% | 3.1% | 1.6% | 35.9% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $8,927 | $35,708 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 13 | $1,180 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
3 | $9,334 | $37,336 | 1 | $288 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $7,654 | $45,924 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $3,777 | $45,324 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 10 | $3,294 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $4,198 | $50,376 | 1 | $210 |
| Electric Power |
2 | $7,528 | $45,168 | 1 | $199 |
| Totals for Government |
12 | $41,418 | $41,418 | 26 | $5,171 |
Groton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $308,000
Sewerage: $132,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $173,000
Electric Utilities: $14,000
Sewerage: $9,000
Water Utilities: $4,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $430,000
Water Utilities: $187,000
General - Other: $167,000
Financial Administration: $162,000
Police Protection: $143,000
Sewerage: $127,000
Parks & Recreation: $122,000
Regular Highways: $111,000
Solid Waste Management: $60,000
Fire Protection: $5,000
Health Services - Other: $4,000
Libraries: $3,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $60,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $16,000
All Other: $10,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $330,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $887,000
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $125,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $926,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $240,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $90,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $86,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $29,000
General Revenue, NEC: $23,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $21,000
General - Other: $10,000
Regular Highways: $10,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $319,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $773,000
Water Utilities: $190,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $240,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $12,000
General Support: $8,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $276,000
Property: $171,000
NEC: $8,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $431,000
5.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,736 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.87% | | 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:
6.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,256 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.29% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Groton:
- KKAA (1560 AM; 10 kW; ABERDEEN, SD; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KSDN (930 AM; 5 kW; ABERDEEN, SD; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
- KGIM (1420 AM; 1 kW; ABERDEEN, SD; Owner: PHEASANT COUNTRY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KSJB (600 AM; 5 kW; JAMESTOWN, ND; Owner: CHESTERMAN COMM. JAMESTOWN, INC.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KOKK (1210 AM; 5 kW; HURON, SD; Owner: DAKOTA COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KFNW (1200 AM; 10 kW; WEST FARGO, ND; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
Strongest FM radio stations in Groton:
- KDSD-FM (90.9 FM; PIERPONT, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
- KBFO (106.7 FM; ABERDEEN, SD; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KDLO-FM (96.9 FM; WATERTOWN, SD; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KSDN-FM (94.1 FM; ABERDEEN, SD; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- K253AB (98.5 FM; ABERDEEN, SD; Owner: CHRISTIAN HERITAGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KGIM-FM (103.7 FM; REDFIELD, SD; Owner: PHEASANT COUNTRY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KQAA (94.9 FM; ABERDEEN, SD; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KNBZ (97.7 FM; REDFIELD, SD; Owner: PHEASANT COUNTRY BROADCASTING, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Groton:
- KABY-TV (Channel 9; ABERDEEN, SD; Owner: ELCOM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
- KDSD-TV (Channel 16; ABERDEEN, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
- KDLO-TV (Channel 3; FLORENCE, SD; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SIOUX FALLS, INC.)
- K35FJ (Channel 35; ABERDEEN, SD; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K24DT (Channel 24; ABERDEEN, SD; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SIOUX FALLS, INC.)
Groton fatal accident list:
May 2, 2001 05:50 AM, Us-12, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Nov 29, 1991 11:20 AM, 12, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Aug 25, 1983 08:18 AM, 4th Ave, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- The Site Is Located 1.0 Mile Se Of The Intersection Of Us-12 And Sr-37 Se Of The, Structure height: 396.2 m, Call Sign: KNKN333
Assigned Frequencies : 869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz
Grant Date: 11/16/2000, Expiration Date: 10/01/2010, Certifier: Gene Dejordy Esq
Registrant: Alltel Communications, Inc., One Allied Drive, B2f02-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Fax: (501) 905-6193, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1- Stephanie I Jones, 103 North 6th St., Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.3 m, Overall height: 79.3 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1- 1/2 Blk E Of Hwy 37 & Rr Ave, Structure height: 43 m, Call Sign: WNYR715
Assigned Frequencies : 862.737 MHz, 861.737 MHz
Grant Date: 01/23/2007, Expiration Date: 03/09/2017, Certifier: Karen A Garth
Registrant: Sprint Nextel Corporation, 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000, Fax: (703) 433-4035
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 6- 1 1/2 Blks E Of Sd 37 & Rr Ave, Call Sign: KBD233
Assigned Frequencies : 461.725 MHz, 461.725 MHz
Grant Date: 08/14/1996, Expiration Date: 10/20/2001, Cancelation Date: 03/24/2002
Registrant: Pioneer Ford Inc, 111 N Main, Groton, SD 57445, Phone: (605) 397-2311 - Rr 2 Box 132, Structure height: 9 m, Call Sign: WPAG979, Licensee ID: L01264982
Assigned Frequencies : 465.850 MHz
Grant Date: 09/18/2002, Expiration Date: 09/18/2012
Registrant: Les Sumption, 125 Railroad Ave Se, Aberdeen, SD 57401, Phone: (605) 225-2806 - Bnsf Mp 684.6, Type: Bant, Structure height: 3 m, Overall height: 4 m, Call Sign: WPCH436
Assigned Frequencies : 160.920 MHz, 161.100 MHz
Grant Date: 03/27/2003, Expiration Date: 05/24/2013, Certifier: Robert C Leedham
Registrant: Bnsf, 4515 Kansas Ave, Kansas City, KS 66106, Phone: (913) 551-4613, Fax: (913) 551-4053, Email:
- 6 Mi N On Sd Hwy 37, Call Sign: KUA819, Licensee ID: L00097042
Assigned Frequencies : 152.960 MHz
Grant Date: 08/10/2001, Expiration Date: 08/10/2011
Registrant: Gengerke Farms Inc, 12696 406th Ave, Groton, SD 57445-5427, Phone: (605) 397-2367 - 6 Blks E Of Jct Us 12 & Sd 37, Call Sign: KZN314
Assigned Frequencies : 151.580 MHz
Grant Date: 03/19/1996, Expiration Date: 03/18/2001, Cancelation Date: 05/20/2001
Registrant: Tullis Brothers, Groton, SD 57445, Phone: (605) 397-2667 - Section 18 T123n R76w, Call Sign: KYL940, Licensee ID: L00001523
Assigned Frequencies : 153.410 MHz, 153.710 MHz
Grant Date: 10/14/2005, Expiration Date: 12/03/2015
Registrant: Basin Electric Power Cooperative, 1717 E Interstate Ave, Bismarck, ND 58501, Phone: (701) 223-0441
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- GROTON, 5 Mi S Of, Overall height: 9.1 m, Call Sign: WHJ623
Assigned Frequencies : 6660.00 MHz
Grant Date: 08/06/2008, Expiration Date: 09/25/2018
Registrant: Basin Electric Power Cooperative, 1717 East Interstate Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58554, Phone: (701) 223-0441, Fax: (701) 224-5322, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1- Call Sign: W0OYQ, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 05/21/1996, Expiration Date: 05/21/2006, Cancelation Date: 05/22/2008
Registrant: Robert A Peterson, 608 N 2nd St, Groton, SD 57445
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1- Aircraft: CESSNA 172N (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 75757 , Serial Number: 17267929, Year manufactured: 1976, Airworthiness Date: 10/01/1976
Registrant (Individual): Norman M Gengerke, 12951 405th Ave, Groton, SD 57445
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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