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Letcher, South Dakota

Letcher, South Dakota, in Sanborn county, is 75 miles W of Sioux Falls, South Dakota (center to center) and 214 miles NW of Omaha, Nebraska. As of the year 2000 census, 177 people lived in Letcher.

The People and Families of Letcher

In Letcher, about 62% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Letcher had a median family income of $37,083.

Political Inclinations

Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from Letcher.

Letcher Housing

An estimated 84% of living spaces in Letcher are occupied by their owners, not by renters.

Commuting

In Letcher, 96% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	75 miles W of Sioux Falls, South Dakota (center to center)
Nearest Large City	214 miles NW of Omaha, Nebraska
County	Sanborn
Standard Zip Codes	57359
Phone Area Codes	605
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	43.897
Longitude	-98.137

Station	FORESTBURG 3 NE
Distance	11.2 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	ALEXANDRIA
Distance	24.6 miles
Jan Temp	6 to 27 F
Apr Temp	35 to 61 F
Jul Temp	63 to 87 F
Oct Temp	38 to 63 F
Annual Precip	22.7 inches

Station	WESSINGTON SPRINGS
Distance	24.9 miles
Jan Temp	6 to 26 F
Apr Temp	36 to 59 F
Jul Temp	63 to 87 F
Oct Temp	39 to 61 F
Annual Precip	22.9 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	177	100%
Male	90	50.8%
Female	87	49.2%
Under 18	44	24.9%
18+	133	75.1%
65+	33	18.6%
Median Age	39.5
Average Family Size	2.78
White	173	97.7%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	1	0.6%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	2	1.1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	0	0%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	167
Growth	-10
Growth %	-5.59%

Ancestry	Percent
German	36.9%
Norwegian	22.7%
Czech	7.1%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	5.7%
Irish	5%
US/American	4.3%
English	3.5%
Scotch-Irish	3.5%
Swedish	2.8%
Dutch	2.8%
French (except Basque)	1.4%
Czechoslovakian	1.4%
Belgian	1.4%
Polish	1.4%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Letcher	177	$37,083
Alpena	265	$38,000
Artesian	157	$43,750
Mitchell	14,558	$43,095
Mount Vernon	477	$41,250
Plankinton	601	$40,809
Woonsocket	720	$38,304

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