Pierpont, South Dakota facts for kids
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Pierpont, South Dakota
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Aerial photograph of Pierpont,
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| Nickname(s):
Pierpont Panthers
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Location in Day County and the state of South Dakota
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| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Day |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2) |
| • Land | 0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,506 ft (459 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 129 |
| • Density | 805.37/sq mi (310.83/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
57468
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| Area code(s) | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-49540 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1257046 |
Pierpont is a town in northwestern Day County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 129 at the 2020 census.
The town was founded in 1883 and takes its name from a railroad officer.
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Geography
Pierpont is located at 45°29′41″N 97°49′54″W / 45.49472°N 97.83167°W (45.494826, -97.831530).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2), all of it land.
Pierpont has been assigned the ZIP code 57468 and the FIPS place code 49540.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 314 | — | |
| 1920 | 400 | 27.4% | |
| 1930 | 379 | −5.2% | |
| 1940 | 362 | −4.5% | |
| 1950 | 326 | −9.9% | |
| 1960 | 258 | −20.9% | |
| 1970 | 241 | −6.6% | |
| 1980 | 184 | −23.7% | |
| 1990 | 173 | −6.0% | |
| 2000 | 122 | −29.5% | |
| 2010 | 135 | 10.7% | |
| 2020 | 129 | −4.4% | |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 135 people, 67 households, and 35 families residing in the town. The population density was 900.0 inhabitants per square mile (347.5/km2). There were 78 housing units at an average density of 520.0 per square mile (200.8/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 95.6% White, 0.7% African American, 1.5% Native American, 1.5% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.
There were 67 households, of which 17.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were married couples living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.8% were non-families. 43.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.71.
The median age in the town was 47.8 years. 21.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.2% were from 25 to 44; 34.1% were from 45 to 64; and 21.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 54.8% male and 45.2% female.
Education
Pierpont Public School housed grades K-12 from 1898 through 1969 when the high school was consolidated with the Langford School District and the Claremont, SD School District. Langford High basketball games continued to be played in the Pierpont High School Gymnasium, built by local fathers in the 1950s following a State Tourney B appearance, until a bond issue in the late 1970s expanded the Langford School campus to accommodate an addition that included a grade school expansion and a gymnasium annex, resulting in the closing of the grade school campuses in both Pierpont and Claremont. Pierpont's Homer Cemetery is located just northwest of Pierpont on State Highway 27 and South Dakota's second Governor Charles Sheldon is buried there, along with many of Pierpont's fallen soldiers from wars ranging from the Spanish–American War to the Vietnam War.
See also
In Spanish: Pierpont (Dakota del Sur) para niños
