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Viborg, South Dakota
Location in Turner County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Turner County and the state of South Dakota
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Turner
Incorporated 1903
Area
 • Total 0.52 sq mi (1.34 km2)
 • Land 0.52 sq mi (1.34 km2)
 • Water 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,306 ft (398 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 814
 • Density 1,477.84/sq mi (570.74/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57070
Area code(s) 605
FIPS code 46-67020
GNIS feature ID 1265707
Website https://www.viborgsd.org/

Viborg (pronounced VY'-burg) is a city in Turner County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 814 at the 2020 census.

History

Founded by Danish-Americans, the city is named after the Danish city of Viborg. The area was first settled by Danish migrants in the 1860s, founding a community known as Daneville. With the advent of the railway in 1893, a new settlement closer to the railway was created as Viborg. Viborg was incorporated as a city on August 25, 1903.

Geography

Viborg is located at 43°10′22″N 97°4′51″W / 43.17278°N 97.08083°W / 43.17278; -97.08083 (43.172664, -97.080757).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.40 square miles (1.04 km2), all of it land.

Viborg has been assigned the ZIP code 57070 and the FIPS place code 67020.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1900 222
1910 410 84.7%
1920 618 50.7%
1930 719 16.3%
1940 659 −8.3%
1950 644 −2.3%
1960 699 8.5%
1970 662 −5.3%
1980 812 22.7%
1990 763 −6.0%
2000 832 9.0%
2010 782 −6.0%
2020 814 4.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 782 people, 360 households, and 189 families living in the city. The population density was 1,955.0 inhabitants per square mile (754.8/km2). There were 429 housing units at an average density of 1,072.5 per square mile (414.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.6% White, 0.8% Native American, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.

There were 360 households, of which 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.7% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.5% were non-families. 43.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.98 and the average family size was 2.69.

The median age in the city was 51.3 years. 18.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 16.9% were from 25 to 44; 24.9% were from 45 to 64; and 32.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.2% male and 53.8% female.

Notable people

  • Max Gors, American jurist, former Associate Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court
  • Alvin Hansen, former professor of economics at Harvard University, namesake of the Alvin Hansen Symposium on Public Policy
  • Crystal Johnson, current States Attorney for Minnehaha County
  • Emmett Nelson, former pitcher of the Cincinnati Reds

See also

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