Hermosa, South Dakota

Coordinates: 43°50′23″N 103°11′35″W / 43.83972°N 103.19306°W / 43.83972; -103.19306
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Hermosa, South Dakota
Town
Former Masonic Lodge, originally the town school
Former Masonic Lodge, originally the town school
FIPS code
46-28300[5]
GNIS feature ID1267418[3]
Websitewww.hermosasd.com

Hermosa is a

2020 census.[6]

History

Hermosa was developed by the

Chicago and North Western Railway, and was platted in 1886.[7][8] It was given its name, the Spanish for "beautiful", for its views of the Black Hills and the grasslands; the railroad located it a mile uphill from an existing stagecoach stop.[8] A post office has been in operation in Hermosa since 1886.[9]

A

Titan missile silo was located near Hermosa from the early 1960s.[8]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.48 square miles (1.24 km2), all land.[10]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890172—
190077−55.2%
191011448.1%
192074−35.1%
193012873.0%
1940121−5.5%
19501231.7%
19601262.4%
197015019.0%
198025167.3%
1990242−3.6%
200031530.2%
201039826.3%
2020382−4.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[11][4]

2010 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 5.3% of the population.

There were 158 households, of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.4% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% consisted of someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.93.

The median age in the town was 36.8 years. 25.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.3% were between 25 and 44; 29.3% were between 45 and 64; and 11.6% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.3% male and 49.7% female.

2000 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 2.86% of the population.

There were 130 households, out of which 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.1% consisted of someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.98.

Of the population, 26.0% were under the age of 18, 7.0% aged between 18 and 24, 27.9% between 25 and 44, 26.0% between 45 and 64, and 13.0%, 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males; among those 18 and over, for every 100 females there were 102.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $35,341, and the median income for a family was $37,031. Males had a median income of $29,000 versus $16,750 for females. The

poverty line
, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those 65 or over.

Education

Hermosa has an elementary school serving students through

Freemasons, who used it as their lodge until 2000; it has since become a museum, arts venue, and community hall under the Hermosa Arts and History Association.[8]

Economics

Tin has been mined near Hermosa, with the ore transported via the railroad, and the town was also a railhead for cattle ranching. Since the opening of Custer State Park in 1919, Hermosa has also been a recreational gateway to the Black Hills.[8] The Custer County Fairground is in the town. There is a small downtown business district clustered around U.S. Route 79. Lintz Brothers pizza, originally in the Mount Rushmore Telephone Company building, and Roy's Drive-in, with two 80-foot (24 m) digital screens, attract out-of-towners as well as locals.[8]

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 13, 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: Hermosa, 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. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Hermosa town, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  7. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 83.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i Paul Higbee (2021) [January–February 2020]. "The Beauty That is Hermosa". South Dakota magazine. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  9. ^ "Custer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  10. ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 25, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  11. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  12. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 21, 2012.

External links

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