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Ipswich
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| Ipswich, South Dakota | |
Location in Edmunds County and the state of South Dakota
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| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Edmunds |
| Settled | 1883 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.34 sq mi (3.47 km2) |
| • Land | 1.34 sq mi (3.47 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,536 ft (468 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 928 |
| • Density | 692.54/sq mi (267.30/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
57451
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| Area code(s) | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-31860 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267436 |
Ipswich is a city in and county seat of Edmunds County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 928 at the 2020 census.
History
Ipswich was founded in 1883 as a stop on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. It was named after Ipswich, in England, perhaps via Ipswich, Massachusetts.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.34 square miles (3.47 km2), all of it land.
Climate
| Climate data for Ipswich, South Dakota (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1897−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 65 (18) |
68 (20) |
85 (29) |
97 (36) |
107 (42) |
113 (45) |
115 (46) |
117 (47) |
106 (41) |
95 (35) |
77 (25) |
68 (20) |
117 (47) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 23.5 (−4.7) |
28.3 (−2.1) |
41.2 (5.1) |
56.5 (13.6) |
69.0 (20.6) |
78.5 (25.8) |
83.7 (28.7) |
81.8 (27.7) |
73.5 (23.1) |
58.4 (14.7) |
41.9 (5.5) |
28.3 (−2.1) |
55.4 (13.0) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 13.3 (−10.4) |
17.6 (−8.0) |
30.0 (−1.1) |
43.8 (6.6) |
56.3 (13.5) |
66.6 (19.2) |
71.6 (22.0) |
69.2 (20.7) |
60.2 (15.7) |
46.0 (7.8) |
30.8 (−0.7) |
18.6 (−7.4) |
43.7 (6.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 3.0 (−16.1) |
6.9 (−13.9) |
18.9 (−7.3) |
31.0 (−0.6) |
43.6 (6.4) |
54.7 (12.6) |
59.4 (15.2) |
56.6 (13.7) |
47.0 (8.3) |
33.6 (0.9) |
19.7 (−6.8) |
8.8 (−12.9) |
31.9 (−0.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −45 (−43) |
−38 (−39) |
−25 (−32) |
−8 (−22) |
17 (−8) |
27 (−3) |
35 (2) |
30 (−1) |
13 (−11) |
−12 (−24) |
−27 (−33) |
−40 (−40) |
−45 (−43) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.35 (8.9) |
0.54 (14) |
0.85 (22) |
1.79 (45) |
2.99 (76) |
3.48 (88) |
3.13 (80) |
2.40 (61) |
1.94 (49) |
1.67 (42) |
0.54 (14) |
0.48 (12) |
20.16 (512) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 6.0 (15) |
6.8 (17) |
5.4 (14) |
4.0 (10) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.1 (2.8) |
4.7 (12) |
5.7 (14) |
33.7 (86) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 64.3 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 16.9 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 539 | — | |
| 1900 | 397 | −26.3% | |
| 1910 | 810 | 104.0% | |
| 1920 | 909 | 12.2% | |
| 1930 | 913 | 0.4% | |
| 1940 | 1,002 | 9.7% | |
| 1950 | 1,058 | 5.6% | |
| 1960 | 1,131 | 6.9% | |
| 1970 | 1,187 | 5.0% | |
| 1980 | 1,153 | −2.9% | |
| 1990 | 965 | −16.3% | |
| 2000 | 943 | −2.3% | |
| 2010 | 954 | 1.2% | |
| 2020 | 928 | −2.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 954 people, 402 households, and 249 families living in the city. The population density was 711.9 inhabitants per square mile (274.9/km2). There were 441 housing units at an average density of 329.1 per square mile (127.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.5% White, 0.1% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.1% Asian, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population.
There were 402 households, of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.1% were non-families. 35.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% 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 2.91.
The median age in the city was 45.1 years. 23.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.3% were from 25 to 44; 27.3% were from 45 to 64; and 22.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.8% male and 50.2% female.
Notable people
- Everett Hughes, United States military officer
- J.W. Parmley, South Dakota lawyer, legislator, and businessman
See also
In Spanish: Ipswich (Dakota del Sur) para niños
