Flandreau, South Dakota

Coordinates: 44°02′47″N 96°35′54″W / 44.04639°N 96.59833°W / 44.04639; -96.59833
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Flandreau
FIPS code
46-21540[5]
GNIS feature ID1267391[3]
Websitewww.cityofflandreau.com

Flandreau

2020 census.[8] It was named in honor of Charles Eugene Flandrau, a judge in the territory and state of Minnesota. He is credited with saving the community of New Ulm, Minnesota, from destruction during conflict with the Sioux
tribe in 1862.

In 2015, the nearby federally recognized

marijuana lounge in a former bowling alley, close to its existing Royal River Casino and Hotel. Any tourists or non-tribal members using marijuana on tribal land risked state prosecution, so they abandoned the plan.[9][10]

Geography

Flandreau is located along the Big Sioux River.[11]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.93 square miles (5.00 km2), of which 1.86 square miles (4.82 km2) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) is water.[12]

Climate

Climate data for Flandreau, South Dakota (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1893−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 64
(18) 		70
(21) 		87
(31) 		94
(34) 		106
(41) 		105
(41) 		112
(44) 		108
(42) 		104
(40) 		94
(34) 		79
(26) 		65
(18) 		112
(44)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 43.1
(6.2) 		49.0
(9.4) 		65.9
(18.8) 		79.5
(26.4) 		86.7
(30.4) 		91.6
(33.1) 		93.0
(33.9) 		91.1
(32.8) 		87.5
(30.8) 		81.5
(27.5) 		63.7
(17.6) 		46.6
(8.1) 		95.4
(35.2)
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 22.6
(−5.2) 		27.6
(−2.4) 		39.7
(4.3) 		54.4
(12.4) 		67.0
(19.4) 		76.8
(24.9) 		81.3
(27.4) 		79.0
(26.1) 		72.3
(22.4) 		58.2
(14.6) 		41.4
(5.2) 		27.5
(−2.5) 		54.0
(12.2)
Daily mean °F (°C) 13.1
(−10.5) 		17.3
(−8.2) 		29.5
(−1.4) 		42.9
(6.1) 		55.8
(13.2) 		66.4
(19.1) 		70.6
(21.4) 		68.1
(20.1) 		60.0
(15.6) 		46.2
(7.9) 		31.2
(−0.4) 		18.6
(−7.4) 		43.3
(6.3)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 3.5
(−15.8) 		7.0
(−13.9) 		19.3
(−7.1) 		31.4
(−0.3) 		44.7
(7.1) 		56.1
(13.4) 		59.9
(15.5) 		57.2
(14.0) 		47.8
(8.8) 		34.2
(1.2) 		21.1
(−6.1) 		9.6
(−12.4) 		32.7
(0.4)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −20.1
(−28.9) 		−14.3
(−25.7) 		−4.9
(−20.5) 		17.1
(−8.3) 		30.6
(−0.8) 		44.0
(6.7) 		48.6
(9.2) 		45.6
(7.6) 		32.3
(0.2) 		18.3
(−7.6) 		2.3
(−16.5) 		−13.0
(−25.0) 		−23.6
(−30.9)
Record low °F (°C) −40
(−40) 		−38
(−39) 		−24
(−31) 		−2
(−19) 		16
(−9) 		29
(−2) 		35
(2) 		32
(0) 		15
(−9) 		−12
(−24) 		−20
(−29) 		−35
(−37) 		−40
(−40)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 0.54
(14) 		0.76
(19) 		1.32
(34) 		2.67
(68) 		4.12
(105) 		4.53
(115) 		3.81
(97) 		3.60
(91) 		3.07
(78) 		2.21
(56) 		1.01
(26) 		0.85
(22) 		28.49
(724)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 5.8
(15) 		8.2
(21) 		6.2
(16) 		4.8
(12) 		0.1
(0.25) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		1.2
(3.0) 		5.6
(14) 		8.5
(22) 		40.4
(103)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 5.4 5.6 5.9 7.9 10.0 9.8 7.5 7.1 6.3 5.9 4.5 5.7 81.6
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 4.9 5.0 3.1 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 2.5 5.1 23.6
Source:
NOAA[13][14]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880471—
189056920.8%
19001,244118.6%
19101,48419.3%
19201,92930.0%
19301,9340.3%
19402,21214.4%
19502,193−0.9%
19602,129−2.9%
19702,027−4.8%
19802,1144.3%
19902,3119.3%
20002,3762.8%
20102,341−1.5%
20202,3721.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[15][4]

2010 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 3.5% of the population.

There were 973 households, of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.6% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.1% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.00.

The median age in the city was 38.4 years. 25.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.3% were from 25 to 44; 25.1% were from 45 to 64; and 18.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.3% male and 52.7% female.

2000 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.05% of the population.

There were 986 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.6% were married couples living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.6% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.1 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $31,090, and the median income for a family was $40,272. Males had a median income of $26,369 versus $19,738 for females. The

poverty line
, including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.

Early history

1883 illustration of Flandreau

The British established a Hudson's Bay Company trading post in 1763 in this area. Present-day Flandreau developed near there, with people attracted to the community because of trading business.[17]

The town of Flandreau was originally settled in 1857, and named for U.S. Indian Agent

Yankton Sioux
during the Indian Wars. They were trying to expel European Americans from their territory.

In 1869, following the American Civil War, the area was resettled by twenty-five families of

Santee reservation. White settlement resumed in 1872. When Moody County
was organized in 1873, Flandreau was designated as the county seat.

Richard F. Pettigrew of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, a relative of Pettigrew settlers in Flandreau, promoted establishing an Indian School at Flandreau as part of what was his successful 1889 campaign in the state legislature to be elected for the U.S. Senate. The federal government authorized a school here, and what was first known as the Riggs Institute was opened in 1892. The Bureau of Indian Affairs took over a former Presbyterian Church mission school for the facility.

It has been known as the

Indian boarding school operated by the Bureau of Indian Education
(BIE) (an agency established in 2006).

Landmarks

The Flandreau Indian Reservation of the Santee Sioux is in the area.

Education

Flandreau School District 50-3 is the local public school district operated by the state.[19]

Flandreau Indian School is in the area.

Notable people

  • Amdahl's Law
  • Dell L. Dailey, American military officer
  • Roger W. Hunt (1938-2018), South Dakota legislator
  • Bill Janklow (1939-2012), politician, South Dakota Attorney General, 4-term Governor, and 1-term member of US House of Representatives

See also

References

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flandreau, South Dakota
  4. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Broadcast Pronunciation Guide and South Dakota Pronunciations". Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
  7. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  8. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Flandreau city, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  9. ^ "'Marijuana resort' budding in South Dakota, set to open by year's..." The Fargo Forum. October 11, 2015.
  10. ^ Noble, Andrea (December 30, 2015). "Santee Sioux torch marijuana crop over fears of government raid". The Washington Times. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  11. ISBN 0-89933-330-3
  12. ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  13. ^ "NowData − NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  14. ^ "Station: Flandreau, SD". U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991−2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  15. ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  16. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  17. ISBN 0-931170-79-6
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  18. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 37. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau
    . Retrieved July 10, 2021.

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