Geddes is a city in central
Charles Mix County
Charles Mix County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 9,373. Its county seat is Lake Andes. The county was created in 1862 and organized in 1879. It was named for Charles Eli ...
,
South Dakota
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, United States. The population was 156 at the
2020 census.
Geddes was laid out in 1900.
Geography
Geddes is located at .
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , all land.
Geddes Historic District
The Geddes Historic District is a
historic district
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which was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1973.
[
It includes the majority of the historic small town of Geddes, which "stopped growing, for the most part, by 1920," due to factors including the railroad not coming through, and its failure to win the ]county seat
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of Charles Mix County
Charles Mix County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 9,373. Its county seat is Lake Andes. The county was created in 1862 and organized in 1879. It was named for Charles Eli ...
. Geddes had tried to wrest the county seat from Wheeler
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in 1900, 1904, and 1908,[ and the seat eventually went to ]Lake Andes, South Dakota
Lake Andes is a city in, and the county seat of, Charles Mix County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 710 at the 2020 census.
The town took its name from Lake Andes which some say derives its name from a pioneer hunter named Handy ...
(about away), where Charles Mix County Courthouse was built in 1918.[ With .]
The oldest building in the district is the Papineau Trading Post, built in 1857 of squared plains cottonwood
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logs; it is actually probably the oldest building in the entire state of South Dakota. In the 1860;s it was a store, tavern, bawdy house
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, and county seat of Charles Mix County
Charles Mix County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 9,373. Its county seat is Lake Andes. The county was created in 1862 and organized in 1879. It was named for Charles Eli ...
. It was moved from a few miles away to an open lot in what is now the southern edge of the historic district.[
The other contributing buildings were mostly built during 1900-1920. These include:
*Livery Stable (1910)][
*Padley Hotel, sometimes known as the Hotel Castle, a 3-story brick building, which had sun porches added to its second and third stores in 1916 when it served as a community hospital][
*St. Anna's Catholic Church (completed 1903), a two-story wooden structure with medieval-style stained glass windows, and carved exterior woodwork, still in use at date of NRHP listing.
*St. Anna's School (completed 1917), a three-story brick building with a full basement, in plan, which was a ]boarding school
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until 1935, no longer in use as a school[
*the blacksmith shop (1910), a wooden structure which was dilapidated at time of NRHP listing, but which is nice for having period tools and machinery][
*The "Old Dormitory" (1905), which provided boarding for children of farm families during the week, for the original high
school (which was replaced in 1925).][
Numerous private houses, "basically the same as when they were built", are included in the district.][ With ]
Demographics
2010 census
As of the census
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of 2010, there were 208 people, 110 households, and 57 families residing in the city. The population density
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was . There were 155 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 96.2% White
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, 0.5% Native American, 0.5% Asian
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, 0.5% from other races
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, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race were 1.0% of the population.
There were 110 households, of which 18.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 48.2% were non-families. 45.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.89 and the average family size was 2.65.
The median age in the city was 50.6 years. 16.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22% were from 25 to 44; 30.3% were from 45 to 64; and 26.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 55.8% male and 44.2% female.
2000 census
At the 2000 census
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, there were 252 people, 122 households and 61 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 160 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.02% White
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, 0.79% Native American, 0.40% Asian
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, 0.79% from other races
Other often refers to:
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* ''The Other'' (1913 film), a German silent film directed by Max Mack
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. Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race were 0.79% of the population.
There were 122 households, of which 22.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.0% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.0% were non-families. 49.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 34.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.98.
19.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 20.6% from 25 to 44, 15.1% from 45 to 64, and 32.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median household income
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was $21,250, and the median family income was $36,250. Males had a median income of $20,938 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income
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for the city was $12,520. About 15.5% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 7.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 23.6% of those 65 or over.
Notable people
* Evelyn Daw
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Early years
Born Evelyn Pearl Shuck, Daw was the daughter of Walter Shuck and Edith Miller Shuck of Geddes, South Dakota, bo ...
- singer and actress, born in Geddes
* J. James Exon - Democratic politician, born in Geddes.
* James Jones - Republican politician born in Geddes
See also
* List of cities in South Dakota
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Cities
See also
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References
External links
Cities in Charles Mix County, South Dakota
Cities in South Dakota
National Register of Historic Places in Charles Mix County, South Dakota
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in South Dakota
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