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Hyde County

Population in July 2008: 714. Population change since 2000: -16.1%
 

Males: 325  (45.6%)
Females: 389  (54.4%)

Median resident age:  44.6 years
South Dakota median age:  35.6 years

Zip codes: 57345.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,839 (it was $29,135 in 2000)
Highmore:  $38,839
South Dakota:  $43,424

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $23,184
Highmore:  $23,184
South Dakota:  $22,252

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $54,636 (it was $32,100 in 2000)
Highmore:  $54,636
South Dakota:  $118,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $73,015; Detached houses: $75,233; In 2-unit structures: $112,474; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $15,461; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $9,576; Mobile homes: $23,333

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Races in Highmore:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
  • American Indian (3.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Highmore: 71.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (40.8%), Norwegian (16.5%), Irish (13.6%), English (9.6%), United States (7.1%), Czech (4.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 6/30/1882

Elevation: 1888 feet

Land area: 1.91 square miles.

Population density: 374 people per square mile 
 
  (very low).



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For population 25 years and over in Highmore

  • High school or higher: 74.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
  • Unemployed: 1.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 10.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Highmore city

  • Never married: 20.3%
  • Now married: 55.4%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 17.5%
  • Divorced: 6.5%

5 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.6%
South Dakota:  1.8%


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

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

Highmore:  2.2% ($705)
South Dakota:  1.8% ($1,334)
Highmore satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux Falls, SD (150.9 miles , pop. 123,975).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (284.5 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (620.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Ree Heights, SD (3.4 miles) , Harrold, SD (3.8 miles ), Miller, SD (4.7 miles ), St. Lawrence, SD (5.0 miles ), Blunt, SD (5.2 miles ), Lower Brule, SD (5.6 miles ), Orient, SD (5.6 miles) , Fort Thompson, SD (5.6 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $129,600
  • 2005: 5 buildings, average cost: $129,600
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $129,600
  • 2007: 4 buildings, average cost: $129,600
  • 2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)


Latitude: 44.52 N, Longitude: 99.44 W

Area code: 605

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Population change in the 1990s: +19 (+2.3%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (23%)
  • Health care (18%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Data processing and other information services (4%)
  • Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (10%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Top executives (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (10%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)



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Crime in Highmore (2003):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 burglary (125.5 per 100,000)
  • 1 larceny count (125.5 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 13.8 (higher means more crime, US average = 321.8)

Crime in Highmore (2004):
  • 0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 0 rapes (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 robbery (125.5 per 100,000)
  • 0 assaults (0.0 per 100,000)
  • 1 burglary (125.5 per 100,000)
  • 10 thefts (1254.7 per 100,000)
  • 0 auto thefts (0.0 per 100,000)
  • City-data.com crime index = 96.6 (higher means more crime, US average = 315.1)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.40
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Highmore, South Dakota

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Highmore-area historical tornado activity is near South Dakota state average. It is 1% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/3/1971, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 20.1 miles away from the Highmore city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 7/9/1971, a category 3 tornado 31.3 miles away from the city center .


Highmore-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above South Dakota state average. It is 91% 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 21.1 miles away from Highmore 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 69.5 miles away from the city center
On 11/21/2003 at 01:09:11, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 37.6 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 61.3 miles away from Highmore center
On 10/19/2005 at 02:43:46, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 99.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Highmore:
  • HAND COUNTY MEM HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; MILLER, SD)
  • ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; PIERRE, SD)
  • FAULK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 41 miles; FAULKTON, SD)

Political contributions by individuals in Highmore, SD

Airports located in Highmore:
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Highmore:
  • NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 169 miles; BISMARCK, ND; FT enrollment: 2,203)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 172 miles; VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
  • BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 173 miles; BISMARCK, ND; FT enrollment: 2,205)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 182 miles; MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 184 miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)
Public high school in Highmore:
Public elementary/middle schools in Highmore:
See full list of schools located in Highmore

Library in Highmore:
  • HYDE COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $36,584; Location: 107 COMMERCIAL AVE SE; 13,457 books; 324 audio materials; 560 video materials; 43 serial subscriptions)

Highmore map

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Hotel: Prairie View Motel (220 USHighway 14 West).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.1 people
South Dakota:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  55.8%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.9%
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: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  8.2%
Whole state:  13.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  1.0%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Highmore, SD


37 people in nursing homes


Highmore compared to South Dakota state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Highmore (2009 data):
  • Quoin Financial Bank: Highmore Branch at 209 Commercial Street Se, branch established on 1901-01-01. Info updated 2008-03-18: Bank assets: $127.6 mil, Deposits: $109.0 mil, headquarters in Miller, SD, negative income in the last year, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: M & H Financial Services, Inc.
  • Heartland State Bank: Highmore Branch at 112 Commercial Avenue, branch established on 1994-01-10. Info updated 2007-04-17: Bank assets: $52.7 mil, Deposits: $41.8 mil, headquarters in Redfield, SD, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Wessington Bankshares, Inc.



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Highmore travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Hyde County South Dakota:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (39%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (36%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
  • Utility gas (1%)
  • Wood (1%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religion statistics for Highmore


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



5.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($21,172 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.03%
South Dakota average:  8.40%

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


8.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,740 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.38%
South Dakota average:  8.34%

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


Strongest AM radio stations in Highmore:
  • KGFX (1060 AM; 10 kW; PIERRE, SD; Owner: JAMES RIVER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
  • KKAA (1560 AM; 10 kW; ABERDEEN, SD; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KOKK (1210 AM; 5 kW; HURON, SD; Owner: DAKOTA COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • KSDN (930 AM; 5 kW; ABERDEEN, SD; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KWYR (1260 AM; 5 kW; WINNER, SD; Owner: MIDWEST RADIO CORP.)
  • KOLY (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOBRIDGE, SD; Owner: JAMES RIVER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Highmore:
  • 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 Highmore:
  • 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.)


Highmore fatal accident list:
Jul 15, 2008 07:46 AM, Us-14, Sr-47, Lat: 44.527547, Lon: -99.441594, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jun 26, 1988 06:40 AM, 47, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 1, 1987 12:15 AM, Us 14, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4
  • Eldon L Lindquist, 11 Mi S Of Highmore On Hwy 47 And 1/2 Mi W On Gravel Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 59.4 m, , Licensee ID: L00002619
    Registrant: Communications Center Inc, Pierre, SD 57501, Phone: (605) 224-1676
  • James E McDonald, 360 Feet East Of 334th Ave And 360 Feet South Of Highway 14, Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 60.7 m
    Registrant: Alltel Communications Inc., One Allied Drive, B2f2-A, Little Rock, AR 72202, Phone: (501) 905-8555, Email:
  • Kirt P Mayson, 200 Feet East Of Iowa Ave And 300 Feet North Of Tracks, Type: Tower, Structure height: 42.7 m, Overall height: 46.3 m
    Registrant: Northwestern Energy, 40 East Broadway Street, Butte, MT 59701, Phone: (406) 497-3845, Email:
  • 11 Mi S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 63 m, , Licensee ID: L00001523
    Registrant: Basin Electric Power Cooperative, 1717 E Interstate Ave, Bismarck, ND 58501, Phone: (702) 223-0441

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 6
  • 1.6 Km West On Highway 14 Of, Type: Tank, Structure height: 58 m, Overall height: 60.7 m, Call Sign: KVP477
    Assigned Frequencies : 155.775 MHz, 155.775 MHz
    Grant Date: 12/15/1998, Expiration Date: 01/31/2004, Cancelation Date: 04/04/2004
    Registrant: Communications Center, Inc., Pierre, SD 57501-1034, Phone: (605) 224-1676, Fax: (605) 224-1677
  • 17.7 Km S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 63 m, Call Sign: KYL935, Licensee ID: L00001523
    Assigned Frequencies : 153.410 MHz
    Grant Date: 01/04/2002, Expiration Date: 03/14/2012, Certifier: David P Schmitz
    Registrant: Basin Electric Power Cooperative, 1717 E Interstate Ave, Bismarck, ND 58501, Phone: (701) 223-0441, Fax: (701) 224-5322
  • 150 W Of Int Hwy 47 & Dme Tracks, Structure height: 14 m, Call Sign: KJG980, Licensee ID: L00111465
    Assigned Frequencies : 160.395 MHz, 160.965 MHz
    Grant Date: 09/12/1995, Expiration Date: 09/13/2000, Cancelation Date: 12/03/2000
    Registrant: Dakota Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corp, 337 22nd Ave S, Brookings, SD 57006, Phone: (605) 692-1666
  • 150 W Of Int Hwy 47 & Dme Track, Type: Pole, Structure height: 20 m, Call Sign: WPXE769
    Assigned Frequencies : 160.395 MHz, 160.965 MHz
    Grant Date: 03/18/2003, Expiration Date: 03/18/2013, Certifier: William H Mckillip
    Registrant: A & M Radio Inc, Aberdeen, SD 57402-1297, Phone: (605) 229-1317, Fax: (605) 229-1317, Email:
  • Lat: 44.707778 Lon: -99.392500, Call Sign: WQBR250
    Assigned Frequencies : 153.005 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/29/2004, Expiration Date: 11/29/2014, Certifier: Dennis Ruzicka
    Registrant: Western Communications, 3101 Airport Road, Pierre, SD 57501, Phone: (605) 224-2054, Fax: (605) 224-8603
  • 11 Mi S Of Highmore On Hwy 47 And 1/2 Mi W On Gravel Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Call Sign: WQCY760
    Assigned Frequencies : 461.875 MHz
    Grant Date: 06/24/2005, Expiration Date: 06/24/2015, Certifier: Larry Kerr
    Registrant: Communications Center, Inc., Pierre, SD 57501, Phone: (605) 224-1676, Fax: (605) 224-1677, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • Various Locations, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPNN631
    Assigned Frequencies : 956.293 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/04/1998, Expiration Date: 08/04/2008, Cancelation Date: 10/04/2008
    Registrant: Phone: (724) 430-3974
  • HIGHMORE, 11 Mi S Of, Overall height: 62.8 m, Call Sign: WBD225
    Assigned Frequencies : 6635.00 MHz, 6665.00 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/04/2000, Expiration Date: 06/30/2010
    Registrant: Phone: (701) 223-0441

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2
  • 6 1/2 Blocks South & 2 Blocks East Of U.S. Post Office, Call Sign: KNKD295
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.720 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/31/1998, Expiration Date: 07/01/2008, Cancelation Date: 06/24/2003
    Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Dickens, Duffy & Prendergast, 2120 L Street, N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 659-0830, Fax: (202) 828-5568
  • .5 Miles W Of S.H. 47; 11 Miles S Of Town, Call Sign: KNKI376, Licensee ID: L00002622
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.150 MHz, 459.325 MHz
    Grant Date: 02/18/2009, Expiration Date: 04/01/2019
    Registrant: Pierre Radio Paging And Telephone Corporation, Inc., 1520 North Garfield Box 99, Pierre, SD 57501, Phone: (605) 224-2848

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3
  • Call Sign: KB0EYA, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00636586
    Grant Date: 02/10/2003, Expiration Date: 05/11/2013
    Registrant: John J Sleger, Highmore, SD 57345
  • Call Sign: KC0AF, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00079233
    Grant Date: 04/15/1996, Expiration Date: 04/15/2006, Cancelation Date: 04/16/2008
    Registrant: James M Whipple, Box 173, Highmore, SD 57345
  • Call Sign: N0WRP, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00636638
    Grant Date: 02/10/2003, Expiration Date: 05/11/2013
    Registrant: Adeline H Whipple, Box 173, Highmore, SD 57345


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 14 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Highmore)

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