Timber Lake, South Dakota

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Population in July 2008: 421. Population change since 2000: -5.0%

Males: 203	(48.3%)
Females: 218	(51.7%)

Median resident age:	36.7 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Zip codes: 57656.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $36,660 (it was $27,500 in 2000)

Timber Lake:	$36,660
South Dakota:	$43,424

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,136

Timber Lake:	$16,136
South Dakota:	$22,252

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $45,956 (it was $27,000 in 2000)

Timber Lake:	$45,956
South Dakota:	$118,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $58,468; Detached houses: $55,322; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $123,114; Mobile homes: $20,882

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Races in Timber Lake:

White Non-Hispanic (60.7%)
American Indian (37.2%)
Two or more races (1.8%)
Korean (0.9%)

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

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Ancestries: German (36.3%), Irish (11.5%), Norwegian (9.3%), Dutch (3.8%), Swedish (3.8%), Italian (3.4%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated on 4/4/1911

Elevation: 2159 feet

Land area: 0.41 square miles.

Population density: 1033 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Timber Lake

High school or higher: 81.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
Unemployed: 9.3%
Mean travel time to work: 11.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Timber Lake city

Never married: 26.7%
Now married: 51.9%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 8.9%
Divorced: 12.5%

4 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.9%
South Dakota:	1.8%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Timber Lake, South Dakota in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Timber Lake to the number of sex offenders is 421 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

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

Timber Lake:	1.9% ($513)
South Dakota:	1.8% ($1,334)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bismarck, ND (96.8 miles , pop. 55,532).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (381.7 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (714.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Whitehorse, SD (3.8 miles) , Isabel, SD (4.2 miles ), Green Grass, SD (4.4 miles) , Little Eagle, SD (4.7 miles ), Bullhead, SD (4.8 miles ), La Plant, SD (5.3 miles) , McLaughlin, SD (5.4 miles ), North Eagle Butte, SD (5.5 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: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 0 buildings
2007: 0 buildings
2008: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 45.43 N, Longitude: 101.07 W

Area code: 605

Timber Lake household income distribution

Population change in the 1990s: -75 (-14.5%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Educational services (19%)
Construction (12%)
Gasoline stations (9%)
Utilities (9%)
Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (21%)
Health care (13%)
Public administration (13%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Social assistance (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other construction workers and helpers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Media and communication equipment workers (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (15%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (9%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Waiters and waitresses (6%)
Child care workers (6%)

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Average climate in Timber Lake, South Dakota

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Timber Lake, South Dakota average temperatures

Timber Lake, South Dakota average precipitation

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Timber Lake-area historical tornado activity is below South Dakota state average. It is 44% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/21/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 24.0 miles away from the Timber Lake city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/20/1968, a category 3 tornado 42.0 miles away from the city center .

Magnitude types:

Timber Lake topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Timber Lake:

PHS IHS AT EAGLE BUTTE (about 36 miles; EAGLE BUTTE, SD)
MOBRIDGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL - CAH (about 38 miles; MOBRIDGE, SD)
PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL AT FORT YATES (about 48 miles; FORT YATES, ND)

Political contributions by individuals in Timber Lake, SD

Airports located in Timber Lake:

Timber Lake Municipal Airport (Runways: 2, Itinerant Ops: 200, Local Ops: 3,300)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Timber Lake:

UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 94 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 99 miles; BISMARCK, ND; FT enrollment: 2,205)
NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 126 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; FT enrollment: 2,356)
SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 141 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; FT enrollment: 2,002)
BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 152 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; FT enrollment: 3,190)
MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 196 miles; MINOT, ND; FT enrollment: 2,662)
CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 211 miles; CHADRON, NE; FT enrollment: 2,144)

Public high school in Timber Lake:

Timber Lake High School (Students: 110; Location: 500 MAIN STREET; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle schools in Timber Lake:

Timber Lake Elementary School (Students: 104; Location: 500 MAIN STREET; Grades: Prekindergarten - 5th Grade)
Timber Lake Middle School (Students: 59; Location: 500 MAIN STREET; Grades: 6th Grade - 8th Grade)

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Library in Timber Lake:

DEWEY COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $60,920; Location: 212 S MAIN; 29,500 books; 45 audio materials; 539 video materials; 32 serial subscriptions)

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Hotel: Tumbleweed Motel (811 G Street).

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	65.6%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.6%
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: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	23.3%
Whole state:	13.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	14.6%
Whole state:	5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Timber Lake, SD

Timber Lake compared to South Dakota state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage above 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.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Timber Lake (2009 data):

Western Dakota Bank: at Main Street, branch established on 1919-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $25.4 mil, Deposits: $23.0 mil, local headquarters, negative income in the last year, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Western Dakota Holding Company

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Timber Lake mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Dewey County South Dakota:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (46%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (34%) Electricity (14%) Utility gas (4%) Wood (2%)

Religion statistics for Timber Lake

Adherents

Name	Episcopal Church	Catholic Church	United Church of Christ	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Southern Baptist Convention
Adherents	29.3%	23.5%	14.2%	9.2%	8.5%
Congregations	14.8%	25.9%	18.5%	3.7%	3.7%

Name	American Baptist Churches in the USA	North American Baptist Conference	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Other religions
Adherents	4.4%	2.3%	2.1%	1.8%	4.5%
Congregations	3.7%	3.7%	7.4%	3.7%	14.8%

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	1	$1,875	$22,500	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		7	$370
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,100	$25,200	0	$0
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$1,000
Solid Waste Management	0	$0		1	$80
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$454
Water Supply	0	$0		1	$454
Totals for Government	2	$3,975	$23,850	11	$2,358

Timber Lake government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $24,000
All Other: $17,000
Construction - Fire Protection: $67,000
Regular Highways: $30,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $54,000
Water Utilities: $47,000

Police Protection: $42,000

Sewerage: $26,000

General - Other: $20,000

Financial Administration: $19,000

Fire Protection: $4,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000

Health Services - Other: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $67,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $10,000
All Other: $4,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $7,000
General Revenue, NEC: $5,000
Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $7,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $107,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $59,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,000
Tax - Property: $47,000
Total General Sales: $43,000

Motor Vehicle License: $6,000

Public Utilities: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $82,000

6.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($19,883 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.20%
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 Pennington County, SD	0.88% ($18,235 average AGI)
from Ziebach County, SD	0.62% ($14,833)

7.87% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($22,613 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.87%
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 Pennington County, SD	0.96% ($14,158 average AGI)
to Ziebach County, SD	0.71% ($18,500)

Strongest AM radio stations in Timber Lake:

KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
KOLY (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOBRIDGE, SD; Owner: JAMES RIVER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
KGFX (1060 AM; 10 kW; PIERRE, SD; Owner: JAMES RIVER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KBMR (1130 AM; 10 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
KFYR (550 AM; 5 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
KKLS (920 AM; 10 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KKAA (1560 AM; 10 kW; ABERDEEN, SD; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Timber Lake:

KLND (89.5 FM; LITTLE EAGLE, SD; Owner: SEVENTH GENERATION MEDIA SVCS, INC.)

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

BARRY PATENEAUDE, 712 6th Street, Type: Upole, Structure height: 13.7 m, Overall height: 21.3 m
Registrant: Communications Center Inc, Pierre, SD 57501-1034, Phone: (605) 224-1676, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3

Sheriffs Residence, Call Sign: KRL78, Licensee ID: L00080795
Assigned Frequencies : 153.800 MHz, 153.845 MHz
Grant Date: 03/10/1997, Expiration Date: 05/28/2002, Cancelation Date: 05/15/2002
Registrant: War Hawk Civil Defense District, Fire Hall, Mobridge, SD 57601, Phone: (605) 845-2800
Courthouse Sheriffs Office, Call Sign: KRL79, Licensee ID: L00080795
Assigned Frequencies : 153.800 MHz, 153.845 MHz
Grant Date: 03/10/1997, Expiration Date: 05/28/2002, Cancelation Date: 05/15/2002
Registrant: War Hawk Civil Defense District, Fire Hall, Mobridge, SD 57601, Phone: (605) 845-2800
Within 150 Ft From Water Tower Base, Call Sign: KRS321, Licensee ID: L00080810
Assigned Frequencies : 39.1000 MHz, 39.1600 MHz, 39.1800 MHz, 39.3200 MHz
Grant Date: 06/23/1997, Expiration Date: 09/11/2002, Cancelation Date: 01/12/2003
Registrant: County Of Dewey, Sheriffs Office, Timber Lake, SD 57656, Phone: (605) 865-3330

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 17 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Timber Lake)

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