Bison, South Dakota - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	302
Male Share of the Population	54.6%
Female Share of the Population	45.4%
Senior Citizens	21.9%
Employed Population 16+	160
Age of the Population	42

Families

% of people married	61.3%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	22.2%
Median Earnings25+	$31,250
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$31,500

Wealth

Median Family Income	$64,000
% Above Poverty Level	94.6%
% Below Poverty Level	5.4%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	9 minutes
% Working from Home	3.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	10%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	34.6%
Median Gross Rent	$638
Median House Value	$63,800

Ancestry

Norwegian	22.2%
Irish	21.5%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	7.3%
English	5.3%
Swedish	2%
Russian	2%
French Except Basque	2%
Scottish	2%
Greek	1.3%
Canadian	1.3%
Dutch	1%
Danishn	1%
Slovak	0.3%
German	0.3%
Icelander	0.3%
Polish	0.3%
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Bison Almanac

Category	Value
County	Perkins County
Standard Zip Codes	57620
Phone Area Codes	605
Time Zone	America/Denver
Approximate Latitude	45.52
Approximate Longitude	-102.46

Bison Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	BISON
Distance	0.9 miles
Jan Temp	7 to 28 F
Apr Temp	33 to 58 F
Jul Temp	58 to 86 F
Oct Temp	35 to 61 F
Annual Precip	17.2 inches

Station	USTA 8 WNW KELLY RANCH
Distance	20 miles
Jan Temp	0 to 28 F
Apr Temp	29 to 58 F
Jul Temp	57 to 88 F
Oct Temp	28 to 61 F
Annual Precip	15.5 inches

Station	GLAD VALLEY 2 W
Distance	32.1 miles
Jan Temp	3 to 25 F
Apr Temp	30 to 55 F
Jul Temp	58 to 85 F
Oct Temp	32 to 59 F
Annual Precip	17.5 inches

Bison Public Libraries

Bison Public Library
300 W CARR ST
Bison, South Dakota
(605) 244-7252

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Bison Public Schools

Bison Elementary - 02
200 E Carr St
ZIP: 57620
(605) 244-5271
Primary
Total Enrollment 87

Bison High School - 01
200 E Carr St
ZIP: 57620
(605) 244-5271
High
Total Enrollment 46

Bison Jr. High - 04
200 E Carr St
ZIP: 57620
(605) 244-5271
Middle
Total Enrollment 15

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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