Viborg (; ) is a city in Turner County,

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, United States. The population was 814 at the 2020 census.

History

Founded by

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, the city is named after the

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city of Viborg. The area was first settled by Danish migrants in the 1860s, founding a community known as Daneville. With the advent of the railway in 1893, a new settlement closer to the railway was created as Viborg. Viborg was incorporated as a city on August 25, 1903.

Geography

Viborg is located at (43.172664, -97.080757). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land. Viborg has been assigned the ZIP code 57070 and the

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67020.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 782 people, 360 households, and 189 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 429 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.6%

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, 0.8% Native American, and 0.6% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.6% of the population. There were 360 households, of which 21.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.7% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.5% were non-families. 43.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.98 and the average family size was 2.69. The median age in the city was 51.3 years. 18.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 16.9% were from 25 to 44; 24.9% were from 45 to 64; and 32.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.2% male and 53.8% female.

2000 census

At the 2000

, there were 832 people, 366 households and 211 families living in the city. The

was 2,147.1 per square mile (823.7/km²). There were 403 housing units at an average density of 1,040.0 per square mile (399.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.40%

, 0.24% Native American, 0.12% Asian, and 0.24% from two or more races.

of any race were 0.12% of the population. There were 366 households, of which 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.1% were non-families. 39.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.85. 20.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 20.3% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 34.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.2 males. The

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was $29,231 and the median family income was $39,327. Males had a median income of $27,337 versus $20,625 for females. The

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for the city was $17,738. About 5.2% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the

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, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

* Max Gors, American jurist, former Associate Justice of the

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, former professor of economics at

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, namesake of the Alvin Hansen Symposium on Public Policy * Crystal Johnson, current States Attorney for Minnehaha County * Emmett Nelson, former pitcher of the Cincinnati Reds

References

External links

City of Viborg

Viborg Library
{{Authority control Cities in Turner County, South Dakota Cities in South Dakota Sioux Falls, South Dakota metropolitan area Populated places established in 1893 Danish-American history 1893 establishments in South Dakota