Aberdeen (Lakota: AblÃÆ'la ) is a county town and county seat in Brown County, South Dakota, United States, about 125 miles (201 km) northeast of Pierre. The city's population is 26,091 at the 2010 census, making it the third densest city in the state after Sioux Falls and Rapid City. Aberdeen is the main city of the Aberdeen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which covers all counties of Brown and Edmunds and has a population of 40,602 in 2010. Aberdeen is regarded as a college town, which houses the Northern State University and Presentation University.
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History
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Before Aberdeen or Brown County was settled by European settlers, it was inhabited by the Sioux Indian tribe from about 1700 to 1879. Europeans entered the area for business, establishing a feather trade post during the 1820s; This trading post was operated until the mid-1830s. The first "settlers" in this area are the Arikara Indians, but they will later join the others.
The first group of European-American settlers to reach the current area of ​​Brown County is a party of four, three horses, two mules, fifteen cows, and two carts. The settlers then joined another group the following spring, and, eventually, more settlers migrated to this common area, now known as Columbia, South Dakota. The city was founded on June 15, 1879. The city was built in 1880, and was founded in 1882.
Creation of the city
Aberdeen, like many cities in the Midwest, is built around a newly developed rail system. Aberdeen was first formally plotted as a city site on January 3, 1881, by Charles Prior, a Minneapolis office inspector in Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Louis. Paul Railroad, or Milwaukee Street, led by Alexander Mitchell. Mitchell, the boss of Charles Prior, was responsible for the choice of a town name, born in Aberdeen, Scotland, after the city of Aberdeen, South Dakota, was named. Aberdeen was officially established on July 6, 1881, the date of the first arrival of the Milwaukee Railroad railway. Aberdeen was then operated under the city charter granted by the Territorial Legislature in March 1883.
As Aberdeen grows, many businesses and buildings are built along Aberdeen's Main Street. However, this soon became a problem due to the periodic flood of Aberdeen, which led to it being called "The Town in the Frog Pond". Initially, this unique condition did not pose a problem for newly constructed buildings because it did not rain very much but, when the heavy rain came down, the Pool reappeared and flooded the basement of every building on Main Street, causing many business owners and homeowners a lot of chaos. When this flood occurs, the city has one steam-powered pump that should be used to drain entire areas that have been flooded, which will take days, if not weeks - and more often than not, it will rain again in the period this time and cause more flooding, even in the dungeon that has been emptied of water. When the water has gone from the basement, the city still has to deal with the mud that is also produced from heavy rains.
The city decided in 1882 to build artesian trenches to control the effects of "Frog Pond"; the plan was later upgraded and developed into artesian wells in 1884 to combat heavy rain and keep the basements of the flood. The artesian well is designed by city engineers to prevent flooding and develop water systems. However, during the well excavation, the flow of water found underground is too strong to conceive. The water comes with violent force and the entire Main Street is submerged up to four feet of water. The engineers realized the previous shortcomings of the artesian well plan and immediately added the gate valve to the well to control the flow of water, giving Aberdeen the first working water supply.
Aberdeen has four different railway companies with depots built in the newly developed city. With four railroad lines cut here, Aberdeen was soon known as "The City of Hub Dakotas". When looking down on Aberdeen from above, the railway that blends in Aberdeen resembles the wheel fingers that blend into a hub, hence the name "Hub City of the Dakotas". These four railroad companies are the reason why Aberdeen is able to grow and develop that way. The only railroad that still operates through Aberdeen is Burlington Northern Santa Fe.
1999 South Dakota Learjet Crash
On October 25, 1999, a 35-year-old Learjet golfer Payne Stewart crashed in a field near Aberdeen. All the passengers were killed.
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Geography
Aberdeen is located in the northeast of South Dakota, in the valley of James River, about 11 miles (18 km) west of the river. The James River enters northeast of South Dakota in Brown County, where it is contained to form two reservoirs in northeastern Aberdeen. The city is split by Moccasin Creek , a slow moving waterway flowing south and then northeast to the James River.
According to the US Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ​​15.60 square miles (40.40 km 2 ), where 15.50 square miles (40.14 km 2 ) is ground and 0.10 square miles (0.26 km 2 ) is water.
Aberdeen has been given a ZIP code range 57401-57402.
Climate
Aberdeen experienced a humid continental climate (KÃÆ'¶ppen Dfb/Dfa ) influenced by its distant position from a moderate water body. It carries four distinct seasons, a phenomenon characterized by hot summers, relatively damp and dry, dry winters, and is located in the USDA Rainfall Zone 4. The average monthly daily temperature ranges from 12.0 ° F (-11.1 Â ° C) in January to 71.3 Â ° F (21.8 Â ° C) in July, while there were 13 days of the highest 90 ° F (32 Â ° C) and 37 days with sub-0 Â ° F (- 18 Â ° C) the lowest each year. Snowfall mostly occurs in mild to moderate amounts during the winter, totaling 38 inches (97 cm). Precipitation, at 21.7 inches (551 mm) every year, is concentrated in warmer months. Extreme temperatures ranged from -46Ã, Â ° F (-43Ã, Â ° C) on January 12, 1912, and February 8, 1895, to 115Ã, Â ° F (46Ã, Â ° C) on 6 and 15 July 1936, although -42 Â ° F (-41 Â ° C) reading occurred recently on January 15, 2009.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has a National Weather Service office in Aberdeen. Their areas of responsibility include North and East South Dakota and two counties in west-central Minnesota.
Aberdeen is the seat of Brown County government. The original county seat is, however, Columbia. During the days of railway construction, plans were laid to take the train through Columbia, then the county seat. As the news spread, the ground inside and around Columbia surged on speculation. When the time comes for the train to buy land, the rise in land prices encourages them to change their decisions and vice versa for rail routes through Aberdeen. However, after Aberdeen became a city in 1881, there was a prolonged controversy over which city would become the seat of government, which continued until 1890, when declared by the newly formed state constitution of South Dakota state in 1889 that a majority of votes could move the county seat if the county seat in question was originally formed by less than a majority vote. The result of the ballot states that Aberdeen will be the county seat once and for all, so all records are once again transferred to the Aberdeen courthouse; during the battle for the county seat, the records have been moved from the Columbia courthouse to the Aberdeen courthouse (built from 1886 to 1887), and back again to Columbia in what appears to be a never-ending cycle of note transfers. This is usually done in the form of night raids from two cities.
Demographics
census 2010
At the 2010 census, there were 26,091 people, 11,418 households, and 6,354 families living in the city. Population density was 1,683.3 souls per square mile (649.9/km 2 ). There are 12,158 units of homes with an average density of 784.4 per square mile (302.9/km 2 ). City's racial makeup is 91.8% White, 0.7% African American, 3.6% Native Americans, 1.3% Asia, 0.2% Pacific Island, 0.5% of other races, and 2.0 % of two or more races. Hispanic or Latin from any race is 1.6% of the population.
There are 11,418 households where 27.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% married couples live together, 9.5% have unmarried female households, 4.0% have male- men with no wife, and 44.4% are not family. 36.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.86.
The average age in the city is 36.4 years. 22.2% of the population is under 18 years of age; 12.8% between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.1% are from 25 to 44; 24.4% is from 45 to 64; 16.4% is 65 years old or older. City gender makeup is 47.6% male and 52.4% female.
census 2000
In the 2000 census, there were 24,658 people, 10,553 households and 6,184 families living in the city. Population density was 1,902.1 per square mile (734.4 km/km²). There are 11,259 housing units with an average density of 868.5 per square mile (335.3/km ²). City racial makeup is 94.61% White, 0.37% Black or African American, 3.17% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Island, 0.19% of other races, and 0 , 99% of two or more races. 0.79% of the population is Hispanic or Latino of any race. 53.7% are from Germany, 15% Norway and 8.5% of Irish descent.
There are 10,553 households where 27.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% are married couples living together, 8.9% have unmarried female households present, and 41.4% is not family. 34.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.86.
Age span: 21.8% below the age of 18, 14.1% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% 65 years or older. The mean age is 36 years. For every 100 women, there are 89.2 men. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 85.3 men.
In 2000, the average income for households in the city was $ 33,276, and the average income for families was $ 43,882. Men have an average income of $ 30,355 compared to $ 20,092 for women. The per capita income for the city is $ 17,923. Approximately 7.6% of families and 10.5% of the population are below the poverty line, including 10.6% of those under the age of 18 and 10.1% of those aged 65 years or older.
Religion
There are several Roman Catholic Churches, Baptists, Lutherans, Methodists, Pentecostals, and The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saint Church in the area, as well as a synagogue.
Economy
Primary employer
Super 8 Motels
Super 8 Motels was founded in 1972 by Dennis Brown and Ron Rivett as a motel referral system, which was replaced with a franchise operation in 1973. The first Super 8, with 60 rooms, opened in 1974 in Aberdeen and still operates today as the Super 8 Aberdeen East.
Art and culture
The Aberdeen area has several cultural organizations.
The Aberdeen Area Arts Council publishes a small monthly newspaper, ARTiFACTS , with information on area events.
The Aberdeen Community Theater was created in 1979 and performed at the Capitol Theater in downtown Aberdeen. The Capitol Theater opened in 1927 and was donated to the Aberdeen Community Theater in 1991; since then more than $ 963,000 has been spent to renovate and preserve the historical aspect of the Capitol Theater. Today, Aberdeen Community Theater performs five mainstage productions and three youth productions per year.
The South Dakota Film Festival, established in 2007, is held every year in the fall. The festival has hosted Kevin Costner, Graham Greene, Adam Greenberg, CSA and many more movie and television stars. The first flagship film to be shown was Into The Wild, part of which was recorded in SD. The festival is held at the historic Capitol Theater.
The Northern State University Theater Department plays a drama during the school year.
The ArtWorks Cooperative is a partnership of artists working to market their artwork in the gallery. The ArtWorks Cooperative sells the work of artists and provides an environment that will benefit artists in terms of artist-to-artist communication, and the public interest.
There are four galleries in Aberdeen: Wein Presentation College Gallery, Lincoln Gallery Northern State University, Aberdeen Recreation & amp; Cultural Center (ARCC) The ArtWorks Cooperative Gallery and Gallery is located in The Aberdeen Mall.
Sports
Bowling
The Village Bowl in Aberdeen is a modern bowling center with many lanes. Located at 1314 8th Ave. NW.
Small league baseball
Aberdeen has been home to three small league baseball teams since 1920. The Aberdeen Boosters, the D class league team, played in 1920, Aberdeen Grays, also the D-class team, playing from 1921 to 1923. Class C Aberdeen Pheasants from 1946 to 1971 , and 1995 to 1997. The Pheasants is an affiliate of the former St. Louis Browns (Baltimore Orioles at this time) and the Baltimore Orioles. Aberdeen is a stop for majors for famous players like Don Larsen (the perfect game in the World Series), Lou Piniella (AL rookie of the year with Kansas City Royals in 1969), and Jim Palmer, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles.
Tennis
Aberdeen is currently home to 24 public tennis courts throughout the city - Melgaard Park (4), Northern State University (12), and Holgate Middle School (8).
Golf
Aberdeen has three golf courses: Lee Park Municipal Golf Course, Moccasin Creek Country Club and Rolling Hills Country Club. Lee Park and Moccasin Creek are both 18 hole courses. Rolling Hills is a nine-hole joint course and housing development that opened in 2005.
Hockey/ice skating
Aberdeen has several skating rinks and ice hockey arena open to the public during the winter months. Aberdeen is also home to the NAHL team, Aberdeen Wings.
Skateboard/skates
Aberdeen has a skate park located between East Melgaard Road and 17th Ave SE at Melgaard Park. Installed equipment includes quarter pipe, penalty box with half pyramid, bank ramp, spine, bent rail and ground rail.
Golf disc
Aberdeen has two disc golf courses, Melgaard Park and the Richmond Lake Disc Golf Course.
Roller Derby
Aberdeen has an All-female Roller Derby league "A-Town Roller Girlz" which was established in 2011, also brought Junior Roller Derby to the area. League of men to follow in the midst of an interest in sports dynamics.
Parks and recreation
Family Aquatic Center
Completed in summer 2007, the complex includes a zero entry pool, competition track swimming pool, lazy river, plenty of water slides, a sand play area and a concession area.
Wylie Park Recreation Area
Wylie Park Recreation Area has go-kart racing, sand volleyball courts, access to Lake Wylie, camping area, picnic area and connected to Storybook Land. Lake Wylie is a small manmade lake, open in the summer for swimming, lying on the beach, and rowing boats.
Book Land Stories
Storybook Land is a park with attractions of several different children's story books. The park contains a castle, as well as a train that takes visitors through the park. There are two granaries containing a zoo. Humpty Dumpty Autumn Roller Coaster has been added to the park, summer 2015. Newly added is Land of Oz, featuring the characters and attractions of L. Frank Baum The Wonderful Wizard of Oz . Baum was a resident of Aberdeen in the 1880s, but left after the failure of The Aberdeen Saturday Pioneer newspaper, where he wrote the column, Our Landlady .
Richmond Lake Recreation Area
The Richmond Lake Recreation Area is used by all types of outdoor enthusiasts. Three separate areas in this park serve the needs of campers, swimmers, naturalists, sailors and anglers. Camping lives in the South Unit, while the 200 acre Forest Drive Unit (0.8 km 2 ) is a great place to see wildlife. The Boat Ramp unit provides access to over 1,000 acres (4 km 2 ) lakes.
The small campsite at the Richmond Lake Recreation Area offers a tranquil camping experience. The park also features a wheelchair-accessible camping cabin.
The park's extensive track system has more than 10 miles (16 km) of lanes, including accessible and interpretive lines. Pedestrians, motorcyclists and horsemen can observe the abundance of pasture and wildlife plants in the area up close.
The park has several private and public boat ramps as well as accessible fishing docks. Richmond Lake has a population of walleye, northern spear, bass, perch, crappie, bluegill, catfish, and bullheads in its waters. Entrance fee is required to get access to water and self parking.
Government
Aberdeen is the seat of government for Brown County. The city government is overseen by a mayor/city manager and eight board members. The city council consists of Mayor Mike Levson, City Manager Lynn Lander, and board members Todd Campbell, Jennifer Slaight-Hansen, Mark Remily, Rob Ronayne, Alan Johnson, David Bunsness, Clint Rux and Dennis 'Mike' Olson. Each member of the board carries out a five-year sentence.
The district government is overseen by five commissioners. Each regional commissioner serves a period of five years. Regional commissioners include Duane Sutton, Tom Fischbach, Nancy Hansen, Rachel Kippley, and Doug Fjeldheim. Aberdeen is home to Brown County offices including court clerks, regional auditors, landfill offices, lists of deeds, regional treasurers, coroners, emergency management, road controllers, public welfare, state lawyers, and others.
State Senators from Brown County include Brock Greenfield and Al Novstrup, and state representatives including Lana Greefield, Burt Tulson, Dan Kaiser and Drew Dennert. They are all in the office until December 2018
In 2008, Gov. Mike Rounds named Aberdeen as the South Dakota Community of the Year.
Education
Public schools
Aberdeen Public Schools is part of the Aberdeen School District. The school district has five primary schools, two secondary schools, and one secondary school.
Primary school is C.C. Lee Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, May Overby Elementary School, O.M. Tiffany Elementary School and Simmons Elementary School. The two high schools are Holgate Middle School, which serves the north side of Aberdeen, and Simmons Middle School, which serves the southern side of the city. Students in the district attend High School. The Hub Area Technical School is located in the district. Aberdeen also has alternative secondary and secondary schools.
Aberdeen School District Registration for 2011-2012 is approximately 3,945 students, and average class sizes are in the low to mid twenties. Due to the projected increase in registration and facility modernization, Simmons Middle School was completely renovated with the demolition of the original building in 1929 and the addition of new classroom and cafeteria building completed in August 2008. The public school in Aberdeen is AA under SDHSAA.
Parish School
Aberdeen has several parish schools, including the Catholic-affiliated Roncalli Middle School, the nondenominational Aberdeen Christian Christian School, and the WelS Trinity Lutheran School.
Custom programs
The South Dakota School for the Blind and the Blind is a state-run school under the direction of the South Dakota Bupati Council.
Higher education
Northern State University
Northern State University (NSU) is a state university founded in 1901 and currently occupies 72 acres (290,000 m 2 ) campus. 2,528 students, from the first year to the graduate students, attended the NSU for the 2006-2007 school year. The student and teacher ratio is 19: 1.
The NSU was originally called the Institute of South Dakota before it changed its name to Northern Normal and Industrial School in 1901. It changed its name again in 1939 when it became Northern State Teachers College, and again in 1964, became Northern State College before finishing at Northern State University in 1989.
The NSU offers thirty-eight majors and forty-two minors as well as other degrees, and also has nine undergraduate degrees for students who wish to pursue their education after achieving their first degree.
NSU mascot is a wolf named Thunder.
Presentation University
Presentation College is a Catholic college on the 100 acre campus (0.40 km 2 ), and was founded in 1951. Registration in the fall of 2014 is reported to be 735. The PC offers 26 programs between the main Aberdeen campus and other campuses located across the state. Most of the degrees offered are in the health care field. The student and teacher ratio is 12: 1. Mascot presentation is Saint, giving it the nickname as Presentation College Saints.
Media
The American News was founded as a weekly newspaper in 1885, by C.W. Starling and Paul Ware. Now a daily newspaper.
Television
AM Radio
FM Radio
Infrastructure
Transportation
Air
Aberdeen Regional Airport is currently served by Delta Connection. It offers flights to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport uses Bombardier CRJ200 aircraft.
Road
There are two major US highways serving Aberdeen. One of them is US Highway 281 which stretches north-south from the North Dakota border to the border with Nebraska. The second highway is US Highway 12 which runs east-west across South Dakota from the Minnesota border before curving northwest to the southwest corner of North Dakota. US Highway 12 is the main highway in Aberdeen. US Highway 12 was signed in Aberdeen as 6th Avenue South. US Highway 281 was recently reorganized into a new bypass built around the western area of ​​the city.
Transit
Taxi
The Aberdeen Taxi service provides a public taxi service in Aberdeen. Aberdeen Shuttle provides shuttle service to and from the airport along with general taxi service.
Bus Jefferson Lines is a bus service from Aberdeen that connects to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Fargo, North Dakota, and Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Car rental
There are five car rental services in Aberdeen: Hertz, Avis, Dollar-Thrifty, Toyota Rent-a-Car and Nissan Rental Car. Hertz and Avis Car Rental is located at the airport terminal. Dollar-Thrifty is located in Aberdeen Flying Service. Toyota Rent-a-Car and Nissan Rental Car are located at Harr Motors across the airport.
Train
The BNSF Railway delivers shipping and grains through Aberdeen. Until 1969, Milwaukee Road ran a train between Aberdeen and Minneapolis. Prior to 1961, trains from Chicago to Seattle flowed through the Aberdeen Railway Station.
Health Care
Aberdeen is currently home to two hospitals, Avera St. Hospital Luke, and Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center.
There are several nursing homes in the area, including Avera Mother Joseph Manor, Manor Care, Bethesda Home from Aberdeen, Aberdeen Health and Rehab, Angelhaus and Gellhaus Carehaus.
Famous people
References
External links
- City website
- Aberdeen Public School
- The community website
- Text on Wikisource:
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Aberdeen". EncyclopÃÆ'Â|dia Britannica . 1 (issue 11). Cambridge University Press. p.Ã, 49.
- "Aberdeen (South Dakota)". The New Encyclopedia of Collier . 1921.
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