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Britton, South Dakota
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| Motto(s):
"The View Is Great From Here"
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Location in Marshall County and the state of South Dakota
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| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Marshall |
| Incorporated | 1883 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.73 sq mi (1.89 km2) |
| • Land | 0.73 sq mi (1.89 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,358 ft (414 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 1,215 |
| • Density | 1,668.96/sq mi (644.35/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
57430
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| Area code(s) | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-07380 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267297 |
Britton is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,215 at the 2020 census.
A weekly newspaper, the Britton Journal, is published in Britton.
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History
Britton was founded in 1884 as a stop on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. In 1885, the town was designated county seat of the newly formed Marshall County. It received its city rights in 1906. The city is named after Isaac Britton, a railroad official.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.73 square miles (1.89 km2), all land.
Climate
| Climate data for Britton, South Dakota (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1893−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 66 (19) |
67 (19) |
84 (29) |
100 (38) |
109 (43) |
108 (42) |
114 (46) |
114 (46) |
107 (42) |
94 (34) |
79 (26) |
65 (18) |
114 (46) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 20.4 (−6.4) |
25.3 (−3.7) |
38.7 (3.7) |
54.7 (12.6) |
68.4 (20.2) |
77.9 (25.5) |
82.5 (28.1) |
81.0 (27.2) |
72.7 (22.6) |
57.3 (14.1) |
39.3 (4.1) |
25.6 (−3.6) |
53.6 (12.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 10.4 (−12.0) |
15.0 (−9.4) |
28.2 (−2.1) |
42.5 (5.8) |
55.6 (13.1) |
65.8 (18.8) |
70.4 (21.3) |
68.5 (20.3) |
59.8 (15.4) |
45.4 (7.4) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
16.3 (−8.7) |
42.3 (5.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 0.4 (−17.6) |
4.7 (−15.2) |
17.6 (−8.0) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
42.8 (6.0) |
53.7 (12.1) |
58.3 (14.6) |
56.1 (13.4) |
47.0 (8.3) |
33.6 (0.9) |
19.3 (−7.1) |
7.1 (−13.8) |
30.9 (−0.6) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −44 (−42) |
−42 (−41) |
−29 (−34) |
−3 (−19) |
17 (−8) |
30 (−1) |
37 (3) |
31 (−1) |
11 (−12) |
−4 (−20) |
−24 (−31) |
−40 (−40) |
−44 (−42) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.66 (17) |
0.64 (16) |
0.87 (22) |
1.96 (50) |
3.04 (77) |
4.13 (105) |
4.41 (112) |
2.50 (64) |
2.56 (65) |
2.15 (55) |
0.69 (18) |
0.66 (17) |
24.27 (616) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 8.3 (21) |
9.8 (25) |
6.1 (15) |
5.1 (13) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.2 (3.0) |
5.1 (13) |
9.8 (25) |
45.4 (115) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 9.6 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 82.3 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 21.2 |
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Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 514 | — | |
| 1900 | 519 | 1.0% | |
| 1910 | 901 | 73.6% | |
| 1920 | 1,105 | 22.6% | |
| 1930 | 1,312 | 18.7% | |
| 1940 | 1,500 | 14.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,430 | −4.7% | |
| 1960 | 1,442 | 0.8% | |
| 1970 | 1,495 | 3.7% | |
| 1980 | 1,590 | 6.4% | |
| 1990 | 1,394 | −12.3% | |
| 2000 | 1,328 | −4.7% | |
| 2010 | 1,241 | −6.6% | |
| 2020 | 1,215 | −2.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,241 people, 574 households, and 313 families living in the city. The population density was 1,700.0 inhabitants per square mile (656.4/km2). There were 658 housing units at an average density of 901.4 per square mile (348.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.8% White, 0.5% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.1% Asian, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population.
There were 574 households, of which 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.5% were non-families. 41.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.79.
The median age in the city was 48.6 years. 20.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.7% were from 25 to 44; 27.7% were from 45 to 64; and 27.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.
Transportation
The Dakota, Missouri Valley and Western Railroad provides rail service to Britton.
Education
The Britton-Hecla school district covers Britton. There is one elementary school and one high school on the same premises.
Notable people
- Lyle Bien, U.S. Navy vice admiral
- Frederic J. Brown II, U.S. Army lieutenant general
- Frank Farrar, twenty-fourth Governor of South Dakota.
- Dallas Goedert, NFL tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles.
- Susan Wismer, State Senator and candidate for Governor of South Dakota in 2014
See also
In Spanish: Britton (Dakota del Sur) para niños
