Mobridge, also known as Kȟowákataŋ Otȟúŋwahe (

Lakota Lakota may refer to: *Lakota people, a confederation of seven related Native American tribes *Lakota language Lakota ( ), also referred to as Lakhota, Teton or Teton Sioux, is a Siouan languages, Siouan language spoken by the Lakota people of ...

: ''Kȟowákataŋ Otȟúŋwahe''; lit. "Over-the-River Town"), is a city in Walworth County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 3,261 according to the 2020 census.

History

Located in territory that had long been occupied by the

Lakota Sioux The Lakota (; or ) are a Native American people. Also known as the Teton Sioux (from ), they are one of the three prominent subcultures of the Sioux people, with the Eastern Dakota (Santee) and Western Dakota (). Their current lands are in N ...

, Mobridge was founded by European Americans in 1906 following construction of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad through here. The town was named Mobridge for its railroad designation, a contracted form of Missouri Bridge, after the original railroad bridge over the

Missouri River The Missouri River is a river in the Central United States, Central and Mountain states, Mountain West regions of the United States. The nation's longest, it rises in the eastern Centennial Mountains of the Bitterroot Range of the Rocky Moun ...

. The bridge was demolished by the Corps of Engineers in the early 1960s and replaced by a higher bridge due to the construction of the

Oahe Dam The Oahe Dam () is a large earthen dam on the Missouri River, just north of Pierre, South Dakota, Pierre, South Dakota, United States. Begun in 1948 and opened in 1962, the dam creates Lake Oahe, the fourth-largest man-made reservoir in the United ...

. There are disputed claims that some or all of chief

Sitting Bull Sitting Bull ( ; December 15, 1890) was a Hunkpapa Lakota people, Lakota leader who led his people during years of resistance against Federal government of the United States, United States government policies. Sitting Bull was killed by Indian ...

's remains were moved by his surviving relatives and the Dakota Memorial Association on April 8, 1953 from Fort Yates, North Dakota, where he had been killed and buried, to Mobridge, which was near his birthplace. The Mobridge burial site is marked by a monument consisting of his bust on a granite pedestal; it overlooks the Missouri River. It was dedicated by the Dakota Memorial Association on April 11, 1953. The Brown Palace Hotel in Mobridge is listed on the U.S.

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. Artist Oscar Howe ( Yanktonai Dakota) painted a mural for the town's auditorium. The Mobridge Masonic Temple was built in

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style in 1923. With .

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Climate

;Notes:

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 3,465 people, 1,514 households, and 898 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 1,727 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 75.7%

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, 0.2%

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, 20.5% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 3.1% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population. There were 1,514 households, of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...

living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 40.7% were non-families. 34.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.6% 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 2.86. The median age in the city was 44 years. 23.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20% were from 25 to 44; 26.2% were from 45 to 64; and 22.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 3,574 people, 1,545 households, and 948 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 1,808 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 79.52%

, 0.03%

, 18.13% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.06%

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, 0.08% from other races, and 1.96% from two or more races. 0.84% of the population is

or Latino of any race. There were 1,545 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.5% were

living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.6% were non-families. 35.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.88. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males. As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $25,583, and the median income for a family was $31,026. Males had a median income of $22,727 versus $16,990 for females. The

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for the city was $14,921. About 18.1% of families and 21.6% of the population were below the

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, including 32.2% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.

Media

AM Radio

FM Radio

Television

* KBME-TV Ch. 3

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( PPT) * KPRY-TV Ch. 4 ABC/ CW+ ( Pierre) * KFYR-TV Ch. 5

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/ Fox ( Bismarck) * KPLO-TV Ch. 6

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( Reliance– Pierre) * KQSD-TV Ch. 11

( SDPB) * KXMB-TV Ch. 12

/ CW+ ( Bismarck)

Newspaper

* Mobridge Tribune

Government

Mobridge uses a city council consisting of seven council members including the mayor. As of March 2020, the current mayor is Gene Cox.

Notable people

, Lakota Sioux leader * James R. Carrigan, United States District Court judge and

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justice * C. Allin Cornell, Professor of civil engineering at

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and developer of the field of probabilistic seismic hazard analysis * George S. Mickelson, former Governor of South Dakota * Bill Mott,

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trainer

References

External links

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