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Profile for Altoona, South Dakota, SD

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Altoona is a township in Beadle County, in the Huron metro area.

The latitude of Altoona is 44.591N. The longitude is -98.4W.

It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 1,345 feet.

The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 91.

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• Beadle County data
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Sections below provide additional information and links about Altoona demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Beadle County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 57348 ZIP code.

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• Beadle County government

28% of Altoona residents report German ancestry, and 8% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Altoona ancestry & family history guide.

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• South Dakota cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

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• Independent living centers in South Dakota
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Altoona was $12,642, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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16% of Altoona residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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• Post history questions in Beadle County genealogy forum

  Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $600.

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Beadle County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Altoona political report.

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The average commute time for Altoona workers is 17 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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