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Country around Mound City is a rural area of about 272 people in Campbell County, South Dakota, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 85 miles from Bismarck, ND and 333 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $113k and rent runs about $760 a month.
272people
$113kTypical home
$760/moRent
85° / 24°Summer / winter
34"Snow
247Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 272 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 333 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 85 mi to Bismarck, ND
- 78 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $113k (≈$714/mo)
- Median rent $760/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 247 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 118 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 59 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 81 mi to ABR airport
- 337 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 216 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,693 ft
- 835 mi to the ocean
- 12 mi to a big lake
- 84 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 79 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of South Dakota districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 76 mi to the nearest dog park
- 38 congregations per 10k people
- 78 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Campbell County: R+70 in 2024
- South Dakota: R+29 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.