Winner, South Dakota facts for kids
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Winner, South Dakota
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Tripp County courthouse in Winner
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| Motto(s):
"Winner Winner Chicken Dinner"
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Location in Tripp County and the state of South Dakota
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| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Tripp |
| Incorporated | 1911 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.29 sq mi (5.94 km2) |
| • Land | 2.29 sq mi (5.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,969 ft (600 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 2,921 |
| • Density | 1,274.43/sq mi (492.05/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
57580
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| Area code(s) | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-72180 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267659 |
Winner is a city in central Tripp County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,921 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Tripp County. Winner also serves as the administrative center of neighboring Todd County, which does not have its own county seat. The nearest airport is Winner Regional Airport.
Winner was laid out in 1909, and named for the fact the town had emerged the "winner" as the county's most successful trading point.
Description
Jim Palmer, Hall of Fame pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, played for a college league team in Winner in the summer of 1963. He said "There are 2,500 people in Winner...There are four girls in town, two restaurants, one movie, no TV, no air-conditioning, and the temperature is always about a hundred."
Winner is also jokingly referred to as the location of Nerdfighteria, the community for nerds, as created by the followers of John and Hank Green. Winner is halfway between where John and Hank live today.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.20 square miles (5.70 km2), all land.
Climate
Winner, located in the south central part of the state, features a climate type (Köppen Dfa) often described as a hot summer humid continental climate. Winters average below the −3 °C (26.6 °F) persistent snow line isotherm, and summers average above the 22 °C (72 °F) Köppen hot summer isotherm. The climate features nearly even four seasons, typical of its classification. The all-time high temperature is 115 °F (46 °C), set in 1934, and the all-time low temperature is −38 °F (−39 °C), set in 1936.
| Climate data for Winner, South Dakota (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1910–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 73 (23) |
78 (26) |
91 (33) |
99 (37) |
106 (41) |
110 (43) |
115 (46) |
112 (44) |
108 (42) |
97 (36) |
89 (32) |
76 (24) |
115 (46) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 59.5 (15.3) |
64.6 (18.1) |
76.9 (24.9) |
84.2 (29.0) |
89.8 (32.1) |
95.3 (35.2) |
102.3 (39.1) |
100.6 (38.1) |
96.2 (35.7) |
87.4 (30.8) |
73.9 (23.3) |
60.0 (15.6) |
103.7 (39.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 35.2 (1.8) |
39.3 (4.1) |
49.9 (9.9) |
60.7 (15.9) |
71.5 (21.9) |
81.8 (27.7) |
89.6 (32.0) |
87.3 (30.7) |
79.5 (26.4) |
64.7 (18.2) |
49.5 (9.7) |
37.0 (2.8) |
62.2 (16.8) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 23.8 (−4.6) |
27.1 (−2.7) |
37.0 (2.8) |
47.7 (8.7) |
59.1 (15.1) |
69.5 (20.8) |
76.4 (24.7) |
74.2 (23.4) |
65.8 (18.8) |
51.5 (10.8) |
37.6 (3.1) |
26.5 (−3.1) |
49.7 (9.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 12.5 (−10.8) |
14.9 (−9.5) |
24.1 (−4.4) |
34.7 (1.5) |
46.8 (8.2) |
57.1 (13.9) |
63.1 (17.3) |
61.0 (16.1) |
52.0 (11.1) |
38.4 (3.6) |
25.7 (−3.5) |
16.0 (−8.9) |
37.2 (2.9) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −9.7 (−23.2) |
−4.7 (−20.4) |
3.6 (−15.8) |
19.7 (−6.8) |
32.0 (0.0) |
44.7 (7.1) |
52.1 (11.2) |
50.8 (10.4) |
36.7 (2.6) |
21.8 (−5.7) |
7.8 (−13.4) |
−4.7 (−20.4) |
−14.6 (−25.9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −28 (−33) |
−38 (−39) |
−19 (−28) |
1 (−17) |
17 (−8) |
30 (−1) |
40 (4) |
34 (1) |
20 (−7) |
−2 (−19) |
−13 (−25) |
−29 (−34) |
−38 (−39) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.54 (14) |
0.64 (16) |
1.12 (28) |
2.81 (71) |
3.63 (92) |
3.92 (100) |
2.62 (67) |
2.42 (61) |
2.15 (55) |
1.82 (46) |
0.81 (21) |
0.69 (18) |
23.17 (589) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 7.2 (18) |
6.9 (18) |
8.3 (21) |
9.2 (23) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
1.9 (4.8) |
6.0 (15) |
9.6 (24) |
49.1 (125) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 72.8 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 17.3 |
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Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 2,000 | — | |
| 1930 | 2,220 | 11.0% | |
| 1940 | 2,426 | 9.3% | |
| 1950 | 3,252 | 34.0% | |
| 1960 | 3,705 | 13.9% | |
| 1970 | 3,789 | 2.3% | |
| 1980 | 3,472 | −8.4% | |
| 1990 | 3,354 | −3.4% | |
| 2000 | 3,137 | −6.5% | |
| 2010 | 2,897 | −7.7% | |
| 2020 | 2,921 | 0.8% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 2015 Estimate |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,897 people, 1,328 households, and 717 families living in the city. The population density was 1,316.8 inhabitants per square mile (508.4/km2). There were 1,547 housing units at an average density of 703.2 per square mile (271.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 82.1% White, 0.2% African American, 14.0% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.
There were 1,328 households, of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.5% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 46.0% were non-families. 42.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.85.
The median age in the city was 45.6 years. 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.2% were from 25 to 44; 26.2% were from 45 to 64; and 24.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.4% male and 52.6% female.
Notable people
- Nicolle Galyon, singer/songwriter
- Frank Leahy, the Notre Dame coach who took the Fighting Irish to several national championships
- Delores Taylor, the co-creator and star (as Jean) of the Billy Jack films, was born and raised in Winner.
See also
In Spanish: Winner (Dakota del Sur) para niños
