Letcher, South Dakota facts for kids
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Letcher, South Dakota
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| Motto(s):
"The Right Place...To Call Home!"
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Location in Sanborn County and the state of South Dakota
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| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Sanborn |
| Settled | 1883 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.65 sq mi (1.69 km2) |
| • Land | 0.62 sq mi (1.59 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,303 ft (397 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 159 |
| • Density | 258.12/sq mi (99.71/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
57359
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| Area code(s) | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-36620 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267462 |
| Website | http://www.letchersd.com/ |
Letcher is a small town located in Sanborn County, South Dakota, in the United States. In 2020, about 159 people lived there. The town was named after O. T. Letcher, who owned land in the area.
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Geography of Letcher
Letcher is a small town with a total area of about 1.69 square kilometers (0.66 square miles). Most of this area, about 1.59 square kilometers (0.62 square miles), is land. The rest, about 0.10 square kilometers (0.04 square miles), is water.
Population and People
This section tells us about the number of people living in Letcher and their characteristics.
Historical Population Trends
The population of Letcher has changed over many years. Here is how the number of people living in Letcher has grown and shrunk since 1900:
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 130 | — | |
| 1910 | 402 | 209.2% | |
| 1920 | 454 | 12.9% | |
| 1930 | 414 | −8.8% | |
| 1940 | 344 | −16.9% | |
| 1950 | 291 | −15.4% | |
| 1960 | 296 | 1.7% | |
| 1970 | 201 | −32.1% | |
| 1980 | 221 | 10.0% | |
| 1990 | 164 | −25.8% | |
| 2000 | 177 | 7.9% | |
| 2010 | 173 | −2.3% | |
| 2020 | 159 | −8.1% | |
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Letcher's Population in 2010
According to the census from 2010, there were 173 people living in Letcher. These people lived in 77 different homes, and 42 of these were family homes.
The town had 83 housing units, which are places where people can live. All the residents in 2010 were identified as White.
Households and Families
Out of the 77 homes in Letcher:
- About 31.2% had children under 18 years old living there.
- About 41.6% were married couples living together.
- About 7.8% had a female head of the household without a husband present.
- About 5.2% had a male head of the household without a wife present.
- About 45.5% were not family households.
Also, about 39.0% of all homes had only one person living in them. About 15.6% of homes had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. On average, each home had 2.25 people, and each family had 3.07 people.
Age Distribution
The average age of people in Letcher in 2010 was 38.6 years.
- About 23.7% of residents were under 18 years old.
- About 8.7% were between 18 and 24 years old.
- About 25.4% were between 25 and 44 years old.
- About 30% were between 45 and 64 years old.
- About 12.1% were 65 years old or older.
When it came to gender, about 51.4% of the population was male, and 48.6% was female.
Education in Letcher
Students in Letcher attend schools that are part of the Sanborn Central School District. This district includes an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. Students from Letcher go to Sanborn Central High School.
