Nemo, South Dakota facts for kids
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Nemo, South Dakota
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 Nemo, South Dakota
Location in South Dakota
Nemo, South Dakota
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Lawrence |
| Population
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| • Total | 546 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes |
57759
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Nemo is a small place in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. It's called an unincorporated community, which means it doesn't have its own local government like a city or town.
In 2010, about 546 people lived there. Nemo uses the ZIP code 57759 for mail. No one is quite sure how Nemo got its name.
People Living in Nemo
Who Lives in Nemo?
In 2010, a special count called a census showed that 546 people lived in Nemo. These people lived in 164 homes, and 109 of those homes were families. There were also 260 places to live in total.
Most people in Nemo, about 81.7%, were White. About 11.7% were Native American. A smaller number were African American (3.3%), Asian (0.4%), or Pacific Islander (0.2%). Some people (0.9%) were from other backgrounds, and 1.8% were from two or more backgrounds. About 4.4% of the people were Hispanic or Latino.
Homes and Families
Out of the 164 homes, 14% had kids under 18 living there. Most homes (63.4%) were married couples living together. A small number of homes had a single parent, either a mom (0.6%) or a dad (2.4%). About 33.5% of homes were not families, meaning people lived alone or with roommates.
On average, about 2 people lived in each home, and about 2.4 people lived in each family home.
Age and Income
The average age of people in Nemo was 33.3 years old.
- 15% of residents were under 18.
- 35.6% were between 18 and 24.
- 7.1% were between 25 and 44.
- 28.6% were between 45 and 64.
- 13.7% were 65 or older.
More men lived in Nemo than women, with 60.1% being male and 39.9% female.
In 2010, the average yearly income for a home in Nemo was about $78,226. For families, it was about $79,758. The average income per person was $24,646. About 39.5% of the people in Nemo lived below the poverty line, which means they had very low incomes. This included 4.3% of those under 18.
Nemo's Weather
Nemo has a type of weather called a humid continental climate. This means it has warm summers and cold, snowy winters.
| Climate data for Nemo (RAWS), South Dakota, 1994–2020 normals: 4644ft (1415m) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 39.2 (4.0) |
39.1 (3.9) |
46.9 (8.3) |
53.4 (11.9) |
62.3 (16.8) |
73.7 (23.2) |
82.0 (27.8) |
81.0 (27.2) |
72.3 (22.4) |
57.7 (14.3) |
47.7 (8.7) |
39.4 (4.1) |
57.9 (14.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 24.6 (−4.1) |
24.7 (−4.1) |
32.2 (0.1) |
39.3 (4.1) |
48.5 (9.2) |
58.6 (14.8) |
66.0 (18.9) |
64.2 (17.9) |
55.3 (12.9) |
42.7 (5.9) |
32.8 (0.4) |
25.0 (−3.9) |
42.8 (6.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 10.0 (−12.2) |
10.0 (−12.2) |
17.6 (−8.0) |
25.2 (−3.8) |
34.6 (1.4) |
43.6 (6.4) |
50.1 (10.1) |
47.4 (8.6) |
38.2 (3.4) |
27.6 (−2.4) |
17.9 (−7.8) |
10.6 (−11.9) |
27.7 (−2.4) |
| Source: XMACIS2 | |||||||||||||
