Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,063 (1.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $200 (1.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux Falls, SD (164.3 miles , pop. 123,975).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (294.1 miles , pop. 390,007).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (635.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Harrold-area historical tornado activity is slightly below South Dakota state average. It is 7% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/3/1971, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 29.5 miles away from the Harrold town center causedbetween $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
On 7/9/1971, a category F3 tornado 31.3 miles away from the town center .
Earthquake activity:
Harrold-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above South Dakota state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 26.8 miles away from the city center On 10/25/1990 at 06:25:25, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 80.6 miles away from Harrold center On 11/21/2003 at 01:09:11, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.0 miles away from the city center On 7/26/2002 at 08:32:17, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 75.9 miles away from the city center On 7/12/1998 at 16:28:49, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.6 miles away from Harrold center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Hughes County (11) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 4, Storms: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Floods: 2, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals/medical centers near Harrold:
ST MARYS HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Church, provides emergency services, about 22 miles away; PIERRE, SD)
AVERA HAND COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND CLINIC (Critical Access Hospitals, Government - Local, provides emergency services, about 34 miles away; MILLER, SD)
HOLY INFANT HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Other, about 51 miles away; HOVEN, SD)
Religion statistics for Harrold (based on Hughes County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 73.31%
Here
73.3%
USA
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
United Methodist Church
Lutheran Church
United Church of Christ
Adherents
33.8%
23.4%
11.6%
11.1%
4.5%
Congregations
10.3%
6.9%
13.8%
10.3%
3.4%
Name
American Baptist Churches in the USA
Southern Baptist Convention
Assemblies of God
Episcopal Church
Other
Adherents
2.9%
2.2%
2.1%
1.5%
6.8%
Congregations
6.9%
6.9%
3.4%
3.4%
34.5%
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: 4
Hughes County:
2.37 / 10,000 pop.
South Dakota:
2.84 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
This county:
0.59 / 10,000 pop.
South Dakota:
0.29 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 15
Here:
8.89 / 10,000 pop.
South Dakota:
6.68 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 17
Here:
10.07 / 10,000 pop.
South Dakota:
9.21 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Hughes County:
8.2%
State:
7.7%
Adult obesity rate:
Hughes County:
28.3%
State:
27.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
19.0%
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
0
$0
1
$375
Totals for Government
0
$0
1
$375
7.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,112 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
7.80%
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:
KTSD-FM (91.1 FM; RELIANCE, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
KPLO-FM (94.5 FM; RELIANCE, SD; Owner: JAMES RIVER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
TV broadcast stations around Harrold:
KTSD-TV (Channel 10; PIERRE, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
KPRY-TV (Channel 4; PIERRE, SD; Owner: ELCOM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:
1
County Hwy Shed And Office (Lat: 44.524972 Lon: -99.746222), Call Sign: KHI79 Assigned Frequencies: 153.785 MHz, 153.845 MHz Grant Date: 09/15/1997, Expiration Date: 11/05/2002, Cancellation Date: 02/09/2003 Registrant: County Of Hughes, 3200 E Hwy 34, Pierre, SD 57501, Phone: (605) 224-8645
FAA Registered Aircraft:
4
Aircraft: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-34AG (750 HP) (Turbo-prop) N-Number: 421CA , Serial Number: 502B-2672, Year manufactured: 2009, Airworthiness Date: 05/08/2009 Registrant (Corporation): Custom Air Inc, 32080 Us Hwy 14, Harrold, SD 57536
Aircraft: PIPER PA-18-150 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 97 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 4383Z , Serial Number: 18-8683, Year manufactured: 1968 Registrant (Co-Owned): Arthur M Bollweg, Po Box 5, Harrold, SD 57536, Other Owners: Judy K Bollweg
Aircraft: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-502B (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: P&W CANADA PT6A-34AG (750 HP) (Turbo-prop) N-Number: 511LA , Serial Number: 502B-2611, Year manufactured: 2007, Airworthiness Date: 05/17/2007 Registrant (Corporation): Custom Air Inc, 32080 U S Hwy 14, Harrold, SD 57536
Aircraft: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-402A (Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: P&W PT6A SERIES (500 HP) (Turbo-prop) N-Number: 60662 , Serial Number: 402A-0968, Year manufactured: 1994, Airworthiness Date: 11/29/1994 Registrant (Corporation): Custom Air Inc, Po Box 5, Harrold, SD 57536
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents: