Vivian is an

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and

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(CDP) in Lyman County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 98 at the 2020 census.

History

The community is named after Vivian Hunter, the wife of an official of the Milwaukee railroad. Norman Rudolph Prahl (1919-1996), Minnesota state legislator, was born in Vivian.

Geography

Vivian is located in western Lyman County north of Interstate 90, with access from Exit 214, and east of U.S. Route 83. Via I-90 it is east to Kennebec, the Lyman

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, and the same distance west to Murdo, the seat of neighboring Jones County. US-83 leads north to Pierre, the state capital. According to the

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, the Vivian CDP has a total area of , all land. The community drains to Medicine Creek, an intermittent stream that flows east to the

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Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 131 people, 55 households, and 36 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 61 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.24%

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and 0.76% Native American. There were 55 households, out of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were

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living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.5% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.06. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 19.1% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 116.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $25,227, and the median income for a family was $26,477. Males had a median income of $26,111 versus $15,000 for females. The

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for the CDP was $13,503. There were 7.3% of families and 13.6% of the population living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 22.9% of those over 64.

World record hailstone

Vivian holds the world record for largest measured

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stone. On July 23, 2010, a hailstone measuring in diameter, in circumference, and in weight, fell during a severe storm that hit the town. This broke the record held by a hailstone that fell in Aurora, Nebraska, in 2003.

Transportation

Intercity bus service to the community is provided by

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References

External links

{{Authority control Census-designated places in Lyman County, South Dakota Census-designated places in South Dakota