Lake Preston, South Dakota

Coordinates: 44°21′41″N 97°22′33″W / 44.36139°N 97.37583°W / 44.36139; -97.37583
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Lake Preston, South Dakota
FIPS code
46-35500[5]
GNIS feature ID1267452[3]

Lake Preston is a city in

2010 census
.

History

A post office called Preston was established in 1879, and the name was changed to Lake Preston in 1882.[6] The town site was platted in 1881.[7] It was located in the Dakota Territory at the time. The city took its name from nearby Lake Preston.[8]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.76 square miles (1.97 km2), all land.[9]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890337—
1900706109.5%
19101,00742.6%
19201,0080.1%
1930944−6.3%
1940886−6.1%
19509578.0%
1960955−0.2%
1970812−15.0%
1980789−2.8%
1990663−16.0%
200073711.2%
2010599−18.7%
2020589−1.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[10][4]

2010 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.2% of the population.

There were 295 households, of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.1% were non-families. 40.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03 and the average family size was 2.77.

The median age in the city was 47.6 years. 20.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 17.8% were from 25 to 44; 34.5% were from 45 to 64; and 21.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.9% male and 49.1% female.

2000 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.95% of the population.

There were 317 households, out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.0% were non-families. 38.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.7% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 23.5% from 25 to 44, 19.0% from 45 to 64, and 29.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,125, and the median income for a family was $42,143. Males had a median income of $29,750 versus $18,750 for females. The

poverty line
, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 15.0% of those age 65 or over.

In the media

Lake Preston is mentioned in the historical novel The Long Winter by American novelist Laura Ingalls Wilder. In the very severe winter of 1880–1881, a neighbor of Ingalls, David Gilbert, volunteered to make the very risky run from De Smet, South Dakota to Lake Preston (called, at that time, simply "Preston, Dakota Territory") to take outgoing mail and bring back the incoming mail. Though the distance was only about 12 miles,[12] the trip was dangerous because of blizzards coming up very quickly throughout that winter, and a person caught on the prairie during a blizzard had almost no chance of survival.

Notable people

Ora McMurry: Distinguished Service Cross, World War I[13]

Robert Wood: Wisconsin State Assembly[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 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: Lake Preston, South Dakota
  4. ^ a b "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Kingsbury County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  7. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 47.
  8. ^ 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. 92.
  9. ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  10. ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  11. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  12. ^ Wilder, Laura Ingalls. The Long Winter. Mustbe Interactive. p. 148.
  13. ^ "Ora R. McMurry : Place of Birth: South Dakota, Lake Preston : Home of record: Evansville Wisconsin". Militarytimes.com. Retrieved January 14, 2015. Lieutenant McMurry was credited with 3 aerial victories in World War I
  14. ^ "Biographical: U. S. senators, state officers, supreme court judges, state senators, members of assembly". University of Wisconsin Digital Collections. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
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