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Wasta, South Dakota
wašté
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The Wasta Hotel, located at Ash and B streets in Wasta. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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Location in Pennington County and the state of South Dakota
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| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Pennington |
| Incorporated | 1930 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2) |
| • Land | 0.19 sq mi (0.50 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,323 ft (708 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 65 |
| • Density | 338.54/sq mi (130.83/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes |
57767, 57791
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| Area code(s) | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-69140 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267626 |
Wasta (Lakota: wašté) is a town in Pennington County, South Dakota, United States, situated along the Cheyenne River. It had a population of 65 at the 2020 census.
History
A post office called Wasta has been in operation since 1907. Wasta is a name derived from the Dakota word "wašté", meaning "good".
Geography
Wasta sits along Interstate 90 in the western part of South Dakota.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.19 square miles (0.49 km2), all land.
Climate
| Climate data for Wasta, South Dakota (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1949–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 78 (26) |
77 (25) |
86 (30) |
97 (36) |
102 (39) |
111 (44) |
111 (44) |
109 (43) |
107 (42) |
98 (37) |
86 (30) |
72 (22) |
111 (44) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 59.3 (15.2) |
63.3 (17.4) |
76.7 (24.8) |
84.6 (29.2) |
90.2 (32.3) |
97.9 (36.6) |
101.6 (38.7) |
101.9 (38.8) |
99.4 (37.4) |
87.2 (30.7) |
73.1 (22.8) |
60.3 (15.7) |
104.0 (40.0) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 35.1 (1.7) |
39.0 (3.9) |
50.2 (10.1) |
60.1 (15.6) |
69.7 (20.9) |
80.4 (26.9) |
89.0 (31.7) |
88.3 (31.3) |
79.1 (26.2) |
63.1 (17.3) |
49.0 (9.4) |
37.4 (3.0) |
61.7 (16.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 22.2 (−5.4) |
25.8 (−3.4) |
36.2 (2.3) |
46.3 (7.9) |
56.6 (13.7) |
67.2 (19.6) |
74.6 (23.7) |
73.2 (22.9) |
63.2 (17.3) |
48.4 (9.1) |
35.0 (1.7) |
24.6 (−4.1) |
47.8 (8.8) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 9.4 (−12.6) |
12.6 (−10.8) |
22.2 (−5.4) |
32.6 (0.3) |
43.5 (6.4) |
53.9 (12.2) |
60.1 (15.6) |
58.0 (14.4) |
47.3 (8.5) |
33.6 (0.9) |
21.0 (−6.1) |
11.7 (−11.3) |
33.8 (1.0) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −14.7 (−25.9) |
−11.4 (−24.1) |
0.3 (−17.6) |
15.4 (−9.2) |
28.7 (−1.8) |
40.9 (4.9) |
48.2 (9.0) |
44.8 (7.1) |
31.4 (−0.3) |
14.0 (−10.0) |
0.6 (−17.4) |
−10.6 (−23.7) |
−21.6 (−29.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −33 (−36) |
−38 (−39) |
−29 (−34) |
5 (−15) |
15 (−9) |
32 (0) |
38 (3) |
35 (2) |
19 (−7) |
−10 (−23) |
−25 (−32) |
−33 (−36) |
−38 (−39) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.28 (7.1) |
0.53 (13) |
0.87 (22) |
1.90 (48) |
3.55 (90) |
2.73 (69) |
2.32 (59) |
1.56 (40) |
1.19 (30) |
1.76 (45) |
0.64 (16) |
0.32 (8.1) |
17.65 (448) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 3.8 (9.7) |
6.4 (16) |
5.5 (14) |
3.7 (9.4) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.1 (2.8) |
4.2 (11) |
5.6 (14) |
30.4 (77) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 61.9 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 13.2 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1940 | 153 | — | |
| 1950 | 144 | −5.9% | |
| 1960 | 196 | 36.1% | |
| 1970 | 127 | −35.2% | |
| 1980 | 99 | −22.0% | |
| 1990 | 82 | −17.2% | |
| 2000 | 75 | −8.5% | |
| 2010 | 80 | 6.7% | |
| 2020 | 65 | −18.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 80 people, 36 households, and 20 families living in the town. The population density was 421.1 inhabitants per square mile (162.6/km2). There were 46 housing units at an average density of 242.1 per square mile (93.5/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 100.0% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population.
There were 36 households, of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.4% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% 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 2.90.
The median age in the town was 40.5 years. 22.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 11.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.6% were from 25 to 44; 22.6% were from 45 to 64; and 21.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 52.5% male and 47.5% female.
In popular culture
The Redwood Motel in Wasta was used extensively as a filming site for the movie Thunderheart.
See also
In Spanish: Wasta (Dakota del Sur) para niños
