Mobridge, South Dakota
Mobridge also Kȟowákataŋ Otȟúŋwahe (Lakota: Kȟowákataŋ Otȟúŋwahe;[5] lit. "Over-the-River Town") is a city in Walworth County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 3,261 according to the 2020 census.[6]
Mobridge
Kȟowákataŋ Otȟúŋwahe Bridge City | |
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| Mobridge, South Dakota | |
 Scrap metal sculpture of a cowboy riding a walleye on the south end of main street in Mobridge | |
| Nickname(s): Mo-Town or Mo-Town, USA | |
| Motto: Make It Mobridge | |
 Location in Walworth County and the state of South Dakota | |
  Mobridge  Mobridge | |
| Coordinates: 45°32′27″N 100°26′06″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Walworth |
| Founded | 1906[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal |
| • Mayor | Gene Cox |
| • City Administrator | Steve Gasser |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.96 sq mi (5.08 km2) |
| • Land | 1.96 sq mi (5.08 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,660 ft (510 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,261 |
| • Density | 1,663.78/sq mi (642.42/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 57601 |
| Area code | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-43180 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267481[3] |
| Website | City of Mobridge |
History
Located in territory that had long been occupied by the Lakota Sioux, Mobridge was founded by European Americans in 1906 following construction of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad through here. The town was named Mobridge for its railroad designation, a contracted form of Missouri Bridge, after the original railroad bridge over the Missouri River.[7] The bridge was demolished by the Corps of Engineers in the early 1960s and replaced by a higher bridge due to the construction of the Oahe Dam.[8]
There are disputed claims that some or all of chief Sitting Bull's remains were moved by his surviving relatives and the Dakota Memorial Association on April 8, 1953 from Fort Yates, North Dakota, where he had been killed and buried, to Mobridge, which was near his birthplace.[9][10] The Mobridge burial site is marked by a monument consisting of his bust on a granite pedestal; it overlooks the Missouri River. It was dedicated by the Dakota Memorial Association on April 11, 1953.[11]
The Brown Palace Hotel in Mobridge is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Artist Oscar Howe (Yanktonai Dakota) painted a mural for the town's auditorium.
The Mobridge Masonic Temple was built in Egyptian Revival style in 1923.[12]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.89 square miles (4.90 km2), all land.[13]
Climate
| Climate data for Mobridge Municipal Airport, South Dakota (1991–2020 normals,[lower-alpha 1] extremes 1911–present[lower-alpha 2]) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 64 (18) |
73 (23) |
85 (29) |
96 (36) |
108 (42) |
110 (43) |
116 (47) |
110 (43) |
107 (42) |
95 (35) |
78 (26) |
71 (22) |
116 (47) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 48.3 (9.1) |
52.4 (11.3) |
68.4 (20.2) |
81.8 (27.7) |
88.2 (31.2) |
93.7 (34.3) |
98.8 (37.1) |
98.7 (37.1) |
94.3 (34.6) |
82.5 (28.1) |
66.4 (19.1) |
50.6 (10.3) |
101.9 (38.8) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 27.1 (−2.7) |
31.6 (−0.2) |
44.6 (7.0) |
58.6 (14.8) |
70.2 (21.2) |
80.1 (26.7) |
87.4 (30.8) |
86.0 (30.0) |
76.5 (24.7) |
60.4 (15.8) |
44.2 (6.8) |
31.6 (−0.2) |
58.2 (14.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 16.8 (−8.4) |
21.2 (−6.0) |
33.4 (0.8) |
45.8 (7.7) |
57.6 (14.2) |
67.9 (19.9) |
74.5 (23.6) |
72.8 (22.7) |
63.2 (17.3) |
48.4 (9.1) |
33.5 (0.8) |
21.8 (−5.7) |
46.4 (8.0) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 6.4 (−14.2) |
10.7 (−11.8) |
22.2 (−5.4) |
33.0 (0.6) |
45.0 (7.2) |
55.7 (13.2) |
61.6 (16.4) |
59.6 (15.3) |
49.9 (9.9) |
36.5 (2.5) |
22.8 (−5.1) |
12.0 (−11.1) |
34.6 (1.4) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −19.7 (−28.7) |
−14.4 (−25.8) |
−2.2 (−19.0) |
14.7 (−9.6) |
28.9 (−1.7) |
42.9 (6.1) |
49.5 (9.7) |
46.5 (8.1) |
33.4 (0.8) |
18.6 (−7.4) |
4.5 (−15.3) |
−12.2 (−24.6) |
−23.6 (−30.9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −42 (−41) |
−44 (−42) |
−26 (−32) |
−1 (−18) |
15 (−9) |
32 (0) |
38 (3) |
32 (0) |
17 (−8) |
−1 (−18) |
−20 (−29) |
−41 (−41) |
−44 (−42) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.38 (9.7) |
0.65 (17) |
0.71 (18) |
1.58 (40) |
2.94 (75) |
3.08 (78) |
2.33 (59) |
2.05 (52) |
1.52 (39) |
1.81 (46) |
0.43 (11) |
0.51 (13) |
17.99 (457) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 6.3 (16) |
6.4 (16) |
4.1 (10) |
3.2 (8.1) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.7 (4.3) |
3.6 (9.1) |
5.7 (14) |
31.0 (79) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 91.2 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 5.8 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 23.0 |
| Source: NOAA[15][16] | |||||||||||||
- Notes
- Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.
- Records maintained at the Mobridge 2 NNW COOP before April 1998, and at Mobridge Municipal Airport since April 1998.[14]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 1,200 | — | |
| 1920 | 3,517 | 193.1% | |
| 1930 | 3,464 | −1.5% | |
| 1940 | 3,008 | −13.2% | |
| 1950 | 3,753 | 24.8% | |
| 1960 | 4,391 | 17.0% | |
| 1970 | 4,545 | 3.5% | |
| 1980 | 4,174 | −8.2% | |
| 1990 | 3,768 | −9.7% | |
| 2000 | 3,574 | −5.1% | |
| 2010 | 3,465 | −3.0% | |
| 2020 | 3,261 | −5.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[17] 2017 Estimate[18][4] | |||
2010 census
As of the census[19] of 2010, there were 3,465 people, 1,514 households, and 898 families living in the city. The population density was 1,833.3 inhabitants per square mile (707.8/km2). There were 1,727 housing units at an average density of 913.8 per square mile (352.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 75.7% White, 0.2% African American, 20.5% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population.
There were 1,514 households, of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.7% were non-families. 34.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.86.
The median age in the city was 44 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20% were from 25 to 44; 26.2% were from 45 to 64; and 22.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.
2000 census
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,574 people, 1,545 households, and 948 families living in the city. The population density was 2,009.4 inhabitants per square mile (775.8/km2). There were 1,808 housing units at an average density of 1,016.5 per square mile (392.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 79.52% White, 0.03% African American, 18.13% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races. 0.84% of the population is Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,545 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.6% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males.
As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $25,583, and the median income for a family was $31,026. Males had a median income of $22,727 versus $16,990 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,921. About 18.1% of families and 21.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.2% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.
Media
AM Radio
| AM radio stations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Call sign | Name | Format | Owner | City |
| 1300 AM | KOLY | Hot/AC | Dakota Radio Group | Mobridge | |
FM Radio
| FM radio stations | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Call sign | Name | Format | Owner | Target city/market | City of license |
| 99.5 FM | KOLY-FM | Star 99 | Hot AC | Dakota Radio Group | Mobridge | Mobridge |
| 100.7 FM | KMLO | Country 101 | Country | Dakota Radio Group | Mobridge | Mobridge |
Television
Newspaper
- Mobridge Tribune
Government
Mobridge uses a city council consisting of seven council members including the mayor. As of March 2020, the current mayor is Gene Cox.[20]
Notable people
- James R. Carrigan, United States District Court judge and Colorado Supreme Court justice
- Bill Mott, National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame thoroughbred trainer
- Sitting Bull, Lakota Sioux leader
- C. Allin Cornell, Professor of civil engineering at Stanford University and developer of the field of probabilistic seismic hazard analysis
See also
References
- "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
- "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mobridge, South Dakota
- "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- Ullrich, Jan F. (2014). New Lakota Dictionary (2nd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Lakota Language Consortium. ISBN 978-0-9761082-9-0. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
- "U.S. Census Bureau: Mobridge city, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 993. ISBN 978-1135948597. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- "Mobridge history". September 2, 2010.
- "Bones of Sitting Bull Go South From One Dakota to the Other". Associated Press in The New York Times. April 9, 1944. Retrieved May 29, 2008.
A group of South Dakotans today lifted the bones of Sitting Bull, famed Sioux Indian medicine man, from the North Dakota burial ground in which they had been buried sixty-three years and reburied them across the state line in South Dakota near the Chief's boyhood home.
- Barry, Dan (January 28, 2007). "Restoring Dignity to Sitting Bull, Wherever He Is". New York Times. Retrieved May 29, 2008.
Then, in 1953, some Chamber of Commerce types from the small South Dakota city of Mobridge executed a startling plan. With the blessing of a few of Sitting Bull's descendants, they crossed into North Dakota after midnight and exhumed what they believed were Sitting Bull's remains.
- "Sitting Bull Monument". mobridge.org. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- Scott Gerloff (February 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mobridge Masonic Temple". National Park Service. With three photos from 1975.
- "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
- "Threaded Extremes". threadex.rcc-acis.org.
- "NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- "Station: Mobridge Muni AP, SD". U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
- United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved September 23, 2013.
- "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
- "Council Members". City of Mobridge. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
External links
Media related to Mobridge, South Dakota at Wikimedia Commons
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