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Artesian, South Dakota

Artesian, South Dakota, in Sanborn county, is 68 miles NW of Sioux Falls, South Dakota (center to center) and 215 miles NW of Omaha, Nebraska. The town has a population of 157.

The People and Families of Artesian

In Artesian, about 60% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Artesian had a median family income of $43,750.

Political Inclinations

Residents gave more to the Republican party than any of the others.

Artesian Housing

Owners occupy 89% of the housing units in Artesian.

Commuting

In Artesian, 94% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	68 miles NW of Sioux Falls, South Dakota (center to center)
Nearest Large City	215 miles NW of Omaha, Nebraska
County	Sanborn
Standard Zip Codes	57314
Phone Area Codes	605
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	44.009
Longitude	-97.92

Station	FORESTBURG 3 NE
Distance	7.8 miles
Jan Temp	4 to 26 F
Apr Temp	35 to 61 F
Jul Temp	61 to 88 F
Oct Temp	37 to 63 F
Annual Precip	22.1 inches

Station	HOWARD
Distance	19.3 miles
Jan Temp	3 to 23 F
Apr Temp	32 to 57 F
Jul Temp	60 to 85 F
Oct Temp	35 to 60 F
Annual Precip	23.7 inches

Station	DE SMET
Distance	31.7 miles
Jan Temp	2 to 22 F
Apr Temp	34 to 57 F
Jul Temp	61 to 84 F
Oct Temp	35 to 59 F
Annual Precip	23.8 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	157	100%
Male	86	54.8%
Female	71	45.2%
Under 18	31	19.7%
18+	126	80.3%
65+	36	22.9%
Median Age	43.3
Average Family Size	2.93
White	157	100%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	0	0%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	6	3.8%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	146
Growth	-11
Growth %	-6.99%

Ancestry	Percent
German	35.7%
Norwegian	21.4%
Irish	11.1%
US/American	10.3%
English	5.6%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	3.2%
Swiss	2.4%
Scotch-Irish	2.4%
Czech	2.4%
French (except Basque)	1.6%
Danish	1.6%
Polish	1.6%
Swedish	0.8%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Artesian	157	$43,750
Carthage	187	$32,917
Howard	1,071	$36,518
Iroquois	278	$36,250
Letcher	177	$37,083
Mitchell	14,558	$43,095
Woonsocket	720	$38,304

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