Beresford, South Dakota

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This article is about Beresford, South Dakota, formerly known as Paris. For other uses, see Paris (disambiguation).

Beresford is a city in South Dakota, United States. It is part of the Sioux City/Iowa/Nebraska/South Dakota Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,006 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 Noted natives and former citizens
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Beresford is located at 43°4′51″N, 96°46′34″W (43.080859, -96.776148)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.6 km² (1.8 mi²), all land.

Beresford has been assigned the ZIP code 57004, and the FIPS place code 04980.

Beresford is located on the border between Lincoln and Union Counties of South Dakota. The border between the counties is located along Beresford's Cedar Street. Approximately two-thirds of Beresford's area (including its city hall building) is located in Union County.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,006 people, 852 households, and 535 families residing in the city. The population density was 435.1/km² (1,130.1/mi²). There were 919 housing units at an average density of 199.3/km² (517.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.90% White, 0.55% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.05% from other races, and 0.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.

There were 852 households out of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 33.8% 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 2.29 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.3% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,331, and the median income for a family was $45,231. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $19,057 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,903. About 1.1% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.8% of those under age 18 and 13.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

Before the city was incorporated, the town was known as Paris, Dakota Territory. The city was renamed after Lord Charles Beresford and was formally incorporated on July 12, 1884.