Dell Rapids, South Dakota

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Dell Rapids is a city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,980 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 External links
5 References

[edit] Geography

Dell Rapids is located at 43°49′30″N, 96°42′40″W (43.824883, -96.711158)^GR1, along the Big Sioux River.^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²). 5.1 km² (2.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (1.51%) is water.

Dell Rapids has been assigned the ZIP code 57022 and the FIPS place code 15980.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,980 people, 1,127 households, and 793 families residing in the city. The population density was 587.0/km² (1,519.9/mi²). There were 1,181 housing units at an average density of 232.6/km² (602.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.69% White, 0.13% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population.

There were 1,127 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $42,572, and the median income for a family was $49,536. Males had a median income of $31,867 versus $24,333 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,731. About 1.9% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

Dell Rapids is home to two separate school systems: The public school system and St. Mary's, a private Catholic school.

The public school system includes a high school, middle school, and elementary as well as "Strive High", an assisted secondary-education institution. The maskot of the public school district is the "Quarriers" named after the large pink quartz mine that is also in Dell Rapids.

St. Mary's school also includes a high school, middle school, and elementary school. The maskot of the St. Mary's school district is the "Cardinal".