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Country
  
United States

County
  
Hutchinson

FIPS code
  
46-16620

Elevation
  
419 m

Zip code
  
57331

Local time
  
Tuesday 3:03 PM

State
  
South Dakota

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

GNIS feature ID
  
1254690

Area
  
41 ha

Population
  
121 (2013)

Area code
  
605

Dimock, South Dakota

Weather
  
8°C, Wind W at 45 km/h, 28% Humidity

Dimock is a town in Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 125 at the 2010 census.

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Map of Dimock, SD 57331, USA

The first farmer settlers, a group of Wisconsin Germans, arrived in 1879. Dimock was laid out in 1910, and named for a railroad surveyor. The town's ornate Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church was built in 1909.

Geography

Dimock is located at 43°28′34″N 97°59′13″W (43.475992, -97.987055).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.16 square miles (0.41 km2), all of it land.

Dimock has been assigned the ZIP code 57331 and the FIPS place code 16620.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 125 people, 55 households, and 38 families residing in the town. The population density was 781.3 inhabitants per square mile (301.7/km2). There were 61 housing units at an average density of 381.3 per square mile (147.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 100.0% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population.

There were 55 households of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.9% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.76.

The median age in the town was 48.5 years. 23.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.8% were from 25 to 44; 25.6% were from 45 to 64; and 27.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 51.2% male and 48.8% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 151 people, 62 households, and 46 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,014.0 people per square mile (388.7/km²). There were 63 housing units at an average density of 423.1 per square mile (162.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.

There were 62 households out of which 25.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.0% were married couples living together, 1.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 24.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the town, the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 25.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $42,188, and the median income for a family was $43,125. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $16,667 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,458. About 4.0% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of 18 and 9.5% of those 65 and older.

References

Dimock, South Dakota Wikipedia