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Vivian, South Dakota

Coordinates: 43°55′37″N 100°17′31″W / 43.92694°N 100.29194°W / 43.92694; -100.29194
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Vivian, South Dakota
Census-designated place
Downtown Vivian, December 2010
Downtown Vivian, December 2010
Location in Lyman County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Lyman County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 43°55′37″N 100°17′31″W / 43.92694°N 100.29194°W / 43.92694; -100.29194
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountiesLyman
Area
[1]
 • Total1.73 sq mi (4.48 km2)
 • Land1.73 sq mi (4.48 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,905 ft (581 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total98
 • Density56.68/sq mi (21.89/km2)
ZIP Code
57576
FIPS code46-67620
GNIS feature ID2393835[3]

Vivian is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lyman County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 98 at the 2020 census.[4]

History

The community is named after Vivian Hunter, the wife of a railroad official.[5] Norman Rudolph Prahl (1919-1996), Minnesota state legislator, was born in Vivian.[6]

Geography

Vivian is located in western Lyman County at 43°55′35″N 100°17′33″W / 43.92639°N 100.29250°W / 43.92639; -100.29250 (43.926481, -100.292524).[7] It is 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Interstate 90, with access from Exit 214, and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of U.S. Route 83. Via I-90 it is 23 miles (37 km) east to Kennebec, the Lyman county seat, and the same distance west to Murdo, the seat of neighboring Jones County. US-83 leads north 34 miles (55 km) to Pierre, the state capital.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Vivian CDP has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.5 km2), all land.[8] The community drains to Medicine Creek, an intermittent stream that flows east to the Missouri River.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202098—
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

As of the census[10] of 2000, there were 131 people, 55 households, and 36 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 76.4 people per square mile (29.6/km2). There were 61 housing units at an average density of 35.6/sq mi (13.8/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.24% White and 0.76% Native American.

There were 55 households, out of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.06.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.1% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.3 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,227, and the median income for a family was $26,477. Males had a median income of $26,111 versus $15,000 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,503. There were 7.3% of families and 13.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 22.9% of those over 64.

Record hailstone in Vivian, July 2010

World record hailstone

Vivian holds the world record for largest measured hailstone. On July 23, 2010, a hailstone measuring 8 inches (200 mm) in diameter, 18.62 inches (473 mm) in circumference, and 1.93 pounds (0.88 kg) in weight, fell during a severe storm that impacted the town.[11] This broke the previous record for largest hailstone held by Aurora, Nebraska, since 2003.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 15, 2022.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vivian
  4. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Vivian CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  5. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 66.
  6. ^ Minnesota Legislators Past & Present-Norman Rudolph Prahl
  7. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  8. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  9. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  10. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  11. ^ MSNBC
  12. ^ Dutcher, Al; Williams, Tyler. "The Hail Storm: Why Here? Why Now?". Cropwatch.unl.edu. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

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