Frederick, South Dakota
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Frederick is a town in Brown County, South Dakota
, United States
. The population was 199 at the 2010 census. Home to the annual Frederick Finn Fest, the town is part of the Aberdeen Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Frederick was a railway town
plat
ted and sold to pioneers by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad, which completed track into it on September 12, 1881. Its grid of blocks
was aligned by compass
, with numbered avenues running north-south, and numbered streets running east-west. Main Street and Railway Avenue intersect at the grid's core. Incorporated on June 21, 1882, Frederick was named after the railroad's Finnish immigration agent and sales clerk—Kustaa "Frederick" Bergstadius.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1 km²), all of it land. Frederick is drained by the Maple River.
The town is connected by
U.S. Route 281
.
Frederick has been assigned the ZIP code
57441 and the FIPS place code 22860.
of 2000, there were 255 people, 119 households, and 76 families residing in the town. The population density
was 699.7 people per square mile (273.5/km²). There were 140 housing units at an average density of 384.2 per square mile (150.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.65% White, 1.18% Native American, 0.39% from other races
, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population. 45.2% were of German
, 22.6% Norwegian
and 7.5% Finnish ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 119 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples
living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.69.
In the town the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,500, and the median income for a family was $34,688. Males had a median income of $25,288 versus $18,214 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $13,881. About 11.1% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 18.8% of those sixty five or over.
South Dakota
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, United States
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. The population was 199 at the 2010 census. Home to the annual Frederick Finn Fest, the town is part of the Aberdeen Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Railway town
A railway town is a settlement that originated or was greatly developed because of a railway station or junction at its site.In Victorian Britain, the spread of railways greatly affected the fate of many small towns...
plat
Plat
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ted and sold to pioneers by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad, which completed track into it on September 12, 1881. Its grid of blocks
City block
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was aligned by compass
Compass
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, with numbered avenues running north-south, and numbered streets running east-west. Main Street and Railway Avenue intersect at the grid's core. Incorporated on June 21, 1882, Frederick was named after the railroad's Finnish immigration agent and sales clerk—Kustaa "Frederick" Bergstadius.
Geography
Frederick is located at 45°49′58"N 98°30′25"W (45.832812, -98.507026).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1 km²), all of it land. Frederick is drained by the Maple River.
The town is connected by
U.S. Route 281U.S. Route 281
U.S. Route 281 is a north–south United States highway. At 1,872 miles long it is the longest continuous three-digit U.S. Route....
.
Frederick has been assigned the ZIP code
ZIP Code
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57441 and the FIPS place code 22860.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 255 people, 119 households, and 76 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 699.7 people per square mile (273.5/km²). There were 140 housing units at an average density of 384.2 per square mile (150.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.65% White, 1.18% Native American, 0.39% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population. 45.2% were of German
Germans
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, 22.6% Norwegian
Norwegians
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and 7.5% Finnish ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 119 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.69.
In the town the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 22.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $31,500, and the median income for a family was $34,688. Males had a median income of $25,288 versus $18,214 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the town was $13,881. About 11.1% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.4% of those under the age of eighteen and 18.8% of those sixty five or over.