Aberdeen, South Dakota - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aberdeen, South Dakota | |
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Coordinates: 45°27′53″N 98°28′07″W / 45.46472°N 98.46861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Dakota |
County | Brown |
Established | June 15, 1879 |
Settled | 1880 |
Incorporated (town) | July 6, 1881[1] |
Incorporated (city) | May 8, 1882 |
Area | |
• City | 16.59 sq mi (42.98 km2) |
• Land | 16.52 sq mi (42.78 km2) |
• Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2) |
Elevation | 1,299 ft (396 m) |
Population | |
• City | 28,495 (SD: 3rd) |
• Density | 1,725.19/sq mi (666.11/km2) |
• Urban | 27,982 |
• Metro | 42,287 (US: 297th) |
Demonym | Aberdonian |
Time zone | UTC–6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC–5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 57401-57402 |
Area code | 605 |
GNIS feature ID | 1267258[3] |
Website | aberdeen.sd.us |
Aberdeen is a city in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is the third largest city in the state; 28,495 people lived there at the 2020 census.[4] The city is home to Northern State University, a major college in the state of South Dakota. Aberdeen became a city in 1882.[5]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aberdeen, South Dakota
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "QuickFacts: Aberdeen city, South Dakota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ↑ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-11-16.
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