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Hutchinson County

Population in July 2007: 641. Population change since 2000: -8.9%
 

Males: 282  (44.0%)
Females: 359  (56.0%)

Median resident age:  54.1 years
South Dakota median age:  35.6 years

Zip codes: 57376.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,806 (it was $24,609 in 2000)
Tripp:  $32,806
South Dakota:  $43,424

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $35,062 (it was $20,600 in 2000)
Tripp:  $35,062
South Dakota:  $118,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $47,989; Detached houses: $48,721; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $8,137; Mobile homes: $11,429

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Races in Tripp:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.4%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Tripp: 70.4 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

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Latest news from Tripp, SD collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: German (58.8%), Norwegian (8.6%), Russian (7.7%), Irish (6.8%), Czech (4.6%), Dutch (2.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 7/11/1910

Elevation: 1531 feet

Land area: 0.58 square miles.

Population density: 1105 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




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For population 25 years and over in Tripp

  • High school or higher: 60.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
  • Unemployed: 1.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tripp city

  • Never married: 12.8%
  • Now married: 54.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 22.7%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

21 residents are foreign born (2.0% Europe, 0.6% North America, 0.4% Latin America).

This city:  3.0%
South Dakota:  1.8%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Tripp, South Dakota in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Tripp to the number of sex offenders is 641 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

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

Tripp:  3.6% ($745)
South Dakota:  1.8% ($1,334)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux Falls, SD (65.6 miles , pop. 123,975).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (168.7 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (532.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Kaylor, SD (2.6 miles) , Delmont, SD (3.2 miles ), Parkston, SD (3.4 miles ), Scotland, SD (3.7 miles ), Olivet, SD (3.8 miles) , Avon, SD (4.0 miles ), Milltown, SD (4.0 miles) , Tyndall, SD (4.1 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 7 buildings, average cost: $108,200
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings
  • 2007: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 43.22 N, Longitude: 97.97 W

Area code: 605

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Population change in the 1990s: +48 (+7.2%).

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (18%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Health care (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (47%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Textile mills and textile products (3%)
  • Apparel (3%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (19%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (10%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
  • Cashiers (4%)



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Crime in Tripp by Year

Type 2004 2005 2007
Murders 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Rapes 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Robberies 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Assaults 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Burglaries 201
    per 100,000 289.90.0155.5
Thefts 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Auto thefts 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
Arson 000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 20.30.010.9

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.56
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Tripp, South Dakota

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Tripp-area historical tornado activity is significantly above South Dakota state average. It is 126% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 37.3 miles away from the Tripp city center killed one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/29/1962, a category 4 tornado 38.8 miles away from the city center .


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Hospitals/medical centers near Tripp:
  • AVERA ST BENEDICT HEALTH CENTER (about 12 miles; PARKSTON, SD)
  • LANDMANN-JUNGMAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 17 miles; SCOTLAND, SD)
  • ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL - CAH (about 17 miles; TYNDALL, SD)

Political contributions by individuals in Tripp, SD

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tripp:
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 59 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 85 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT enrollment: 3,026)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 103 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 139 miles; MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 148 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
Public high school in Tripp:
Public elementary/middle schools in Tripp:
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Library in Tripp:
  • TRIPP PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $5,690; Location: PO BOX 336; 11,380 books; 23 audio materials; 53 video materials; 5 serial subscriptions)

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Average household size:
This city:  2.0 people
South Dakota:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  57.3%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  1.6%
Whole state:  4.8%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  18.6%
Whole state:  13.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  5.3%
Whole state:  5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tripp, SD


64 people in nursing homes


Tripp compared to South Dakota state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage 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.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age significantly above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above 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 Tripp (2009 data):
  • First State Bank: Tripp Branch at 210 North Main Street, branch established on 1902-02-02. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $81.9 mil, Deposits: $69.3 mil, headquarters in Armour, SD, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Lewis Banshares, Inc.



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School Enrollment by Level of School



Tripp travel time to work


Tripp mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Hutchinson County South Dakota:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (42%)
  • Utility gas (30%)
  • Electricity (15%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Religon statistics for Tripp

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaLutheran ChurchUnited Church of ChristMennonite Church USA
Adherents24.5%19.6%14.3%13.4%7.0%
Congregations9.4%18.8%15.6%9.4%6.3%
NameChristian Reformed Church in North AmericaHutterian BrethrenUnited Methodist ChurchReformed Church in the United StatesOther religions
Adherents3.7%3.7%3.3%3.3%7.1%
Congregations3.1%9.4%6.3%3.1%18.8%
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$3,400$40,8000$0
Police Protection - Officers 1$3,400$40,8001$850
Streets and Highways 1$3,400$40,8000$0
Water Supply 1$3,400$40,8000$0
Totals for Government 4$13,600$40,8001$850



Tripp government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - All Other: $49,000
    Sewerage: $18,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $134,000
    Regular Highways: $17,000
  • Current Operations - Water Utilities: $90,000
    Parks & Recreation: $67,000
    Regular Highways: $65,000
    General - Other: $55,000
    Police Protection: $49,000
    Sewerage: $38,000
    Solid Waste Management: $33,000
    Financial Administration: $24,000
    Libraries: $5,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $12,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $70,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $68,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $2,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $37,000
    Sewerage: $14,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $148,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $99,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $28,000
    General Support: $3,000
  • Tax - Property: $221,000
    Total General Sales: $46,000
    NEC: $29,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $123,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $4,000

4.44% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,984 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.44%
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 Davison County, SD  0.57% ($23,063 average AGI)
from Minnehaha County, SD  0.39% ($30,091)


6.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,944 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.20%
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  1.43% ($43,439 average AGI)
to Davison County, SD  0.84% ($22,958)
to Yankton County, SD  0.45% ($31,923)


Strongest AM radio stations in Tripp:
  • WNAX (570 AM; 5 kW; YANKTON, SD; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
  • KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
  • KNWC (1270 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
  • KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • KELO (1320 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tripp:
  • KIKN-FM (100.5 FM; SALEM, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA B/CNG. COMPANY)
  • KVCF (90.5 FM; FREEMAN, SD; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Tripp:
  • K50FH (Channel 50; WAGNER, SD; Owner: SD BD.OF DIRECTORS EDUC'L.TELLCOMM.)
  • KDLV-TV (Channel 5; MITCHELL, SD; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)


FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1
  • Ne 1/4 Ne 1/4 Section 28, Township 97 N, Range 61 W, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 59.7 m, Call Sign: KNKN273
    869.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 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: 4
  • Dan M Korus, 0.5 Miles West Of Tripp Sd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 60.3 m, Overall height: 60.3 m, , Licensee ID: L00534012
    Registrant: Integrated Tower Networks, 4400 W 31st Street, Yankton, SD 57078, Phone: (605) 665-7532, Email:
  • William J Hackett, Ne 1/4 Ne 1/4 Section 28, Township 97 N, Range 61 W, Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Overall height: 59.7 m
    Registrant: Alltel Corporation, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., #720, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 783-3975, Email:
  • Kirt P Mayson, 2 Miles South And 4 Miles West, Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 76.2 m
    Registrant: Northwestern Energy, 40 East Broadway Street, Butte, MT 59701, Phone: (406) 497-3845, Email:
  • 5 Mi W, Type: Tower, Structure height: 61 m, Overall height: 68.3 m
    Registrant: South Dakota Board Of Directors For Educational Telecommunications Dba , Cherry And Dakota Sts Box 5000, Vermillion, SD 57069-5000, Phone: (605) 677-5861, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3
  • Pump Sta 17 Sw 1/4 Sec 1 Twp 97n R60w, Type: Pole, Structure height: 3 m, Overall height: 5 m, Call Sign: WNXL794
    Assigned Frequencies : 451.212 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/15/2004, Expiration Date: 06/16/2014, Certifier: Michael D Williams
    Registrant: Vantek Communications, Inc, 221 S Jessica Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57103, Phone: (605) 332-4144, Fax: (605) 331-6943, Email:
  • 9 Mi E 5 Mi N, Call Sign: WNFJ916, Licensee ID: L00008030
    Assigned Frequencies : 173.262 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/22/1995, Expiration Date: 01/10/2001, Cancelation Date: 12/05/2000
    Registrant: East River Electric Power Cooperative Inc, Drawer E, Madison, SD 57042, Phone: (605) 256-4536
  • Lat: 43.238417 Lon: -97.990806, Call Sign: WPXR397
    Assigned Frequencies : 462.262 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/27/2003, Expiration Date: 05/27/2013, Certifier: Mike Williams
    Registrant: Vantek Communications Inc, 221 S Jessica Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57103, Phone: (605) 332-4144, Fax: (763) 783-9502, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4
  • Call Sign: K0RMX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00268705
    Grant Date: 04/17/2007, Expiration Date: 04/17/2017
    Registrant: Michael J Jacobson, 302 S Carpenter St, Tripp, SD 57376
  • Call Sign: KA0DTT, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00857894
    Grant Date: 05/03/2004, Expiration Date: 07/28/2014, Certifier: Clinton Fuerst
    Registrant: Clinton Fuerst, 101 S Hasset Box 417, Tripp, SD 57376
  • Call Sign: N0SIC, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00193107
    Grant Date: 01/29/2002, Expiration Date: 04/28/2012
    Registrant: Alvin M Roth, Tripp, SD 57376
  • Call Sign: WD0BXD, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00269034
    Grant Date: 04/24/2007, Expiration Date: 04/24/2017
    Registrant: Twila L Jacobson, 303 S Carpenter St, Tripp, SD 57376


FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2
  • Aircraft: CESSNA 172M (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 108 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (4 Cycle)
    N-Number: 12366 , Serial Number: 17261951, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 07/24/1973
    Registrant (Co-Owned): Dale W Bakke, Po Box 380, Tripp, SD 57376, Other Owners: Glenda A Bakke
  • Aircraft: SOUTHERN POWERED PARACHUTE RAPTURE (Powered Parachute, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (2 Cycle)
    N-Number: 5620P , Serial Number: 898980, Year manufactured: 2005, Airworthiness Date: 01/04/2008
    Registrant (Individual): David L Finck, 29248 410th Ave, Tripp, SD 57376


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