Profile for Bison, South Dakota, SD
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Bison is a town in Perkins County.
It is the county seat. [NOTE: This is not the only community in South Dakota named Bison. For links to other places called Bison, SD, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]
The latitude of Bison is 45.520N. The longitude is -102.46W.
It is in the Mountain Standard time zone. Elevation is 2,782 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 360.
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$30,000National
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Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Bison demographic reports
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38% of Bison residents report German ancestry, and 7% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Bison ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Bison was $19,856, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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11% of Bison residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Bison, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $204. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $650.
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Libraries in Bison include Bison Public Library ... View libraries
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Perkins County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Bison political report.
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The average commute time for Bison workers is 9 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
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