Profile for Letcher, South Dakota, SD

Local festivals include:

• 125th Anniversary Celebration - June 8-10, 2007

Listed places near Letcher

Cemeteries (2)

Communities (8)

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• Letcher population
• Ancestry of people in Letcher
• Housing in Letcher
• Income in Letcher
• Marital status of adults in Letcher
• Place of birth of people in Letcher
• Residence in 1995, of people in Letcher
• School enrollment & education levels in Letcher
• Transportation & commute times in Letcher
• Sanborn County data
• Fastest-growing counties in South Dakota
• State data - South Dakota
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Letcher demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Sanborn 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 57359 ZIP code.

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• Letcher business alliance

32% of Letcher residents report German ancestry, and 5% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Letcher ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Letcher
• Cemeteries in Sanborn County
• Libraries in or near Letcher

Post a query on a message board:

• Sanborn County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - SD data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Letcher museums
• Letcher historic sites
• Letcher area parks
• Wineries near Letcher

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Letcher area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Sanborn County
• Cemetery record compendium
• South Dakota cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Letcher
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Sanborn County

• Letcher business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses

• Courts in South Dakota
• Local ordinances in South Dakota (Partial selection)

• Crime in Sanborn County
• Arrests in Sanborn County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in South Dakota
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Letcher was $14,164, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Sanborn County economic census
• Sanborn County economic summary
• Sanborn County employment growth
• Sanborn County unemployment rate
• South Dakota economic data

18% of Letcher residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Letcher
• Colleges in South Dakota
• Learning Disabilities Association in South Dakota
• Schools in or near Letcher
• School districts in or near Letcher
• Yearbooks (old) of South Dakota high schools

• Movies playing in or near Letcher

• Air pollution in Sanborn County
• Diesel soot in Sanborn County
• Land contamination in Sanborn County
• Nature Conservancy projects in South Dakota
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Sanborn County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in South Dakota

Letcher festival dates:

• 125th Anniversary Celebration - June 8-10, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

• ePodunk festival listings
• South Dakota county fairs
• South Dakota festivals (South Dakota tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Letcher

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Letcher
• Geocaches in South Dakota

• Sanborn County government
• South Dakota state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Letcher medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Letcher
• Historic sites in South Dakota
• Museums in or near Letcher
• Museums in South Dakota
• South Dakota state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Sanborn County genealogy forum

Median rent in Letcher, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $163.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $475.

• Find Foreclosure in Letcher
• Homes for sale in the Letcher area
• Find a Letcher Realtor
• Get free moving quotes
• Free home valuation
• Check South Dakota mortgage rates
• Property and neighborhood reports
• Mortgage calculator

• Help wanted ads - newspapers
• Job services in South Dakota
• Minimum wage laws by state

• Libraries near Letcher

• South Dakota library

• Census map of Letcher area
• Historic maps of SD cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of South Dakota
• Topographic map of Letcher

• Daily newspapers in or near Letcher
• AM radio stations in or near Letcher
• Commercial FM radio stations in or near Letcher
• Public & educational radio stations in or near Letcher
• TV stations in or near Letcher
• Media ownership in the Letcher area
• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in South Dakota

• Military bases in South Dakota
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Letcher
• Search obituaries in South Dakota
• Recent death notices - selected SD newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in South Dakota
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in South Dakota
• Lions clubs in South Dakota
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Letcher
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Letcher

• Parks near Letcher
• National forests in South Dakota
• State parks in South Dakota

• Find friends & family

• Find a local animal shelter
• Report animal cruelty

• Aerial photo of Letcher
• Historic photos of U.S. cities
• Panoramic photos of South Dakota communities
• Photos of South Dakota places
• Post cards of South Dakota communities

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

• South Dakota Democratic party
• South Dakota Republican party
• South Dakota elections board

• ZIP codes (by street address)
• ZIP codes (by city)
• ZIP code reverse lookup (find cities in a ZIP code)

• Churches, other places of worship in or near Letcher
• Total membership by faith, in Sanborn County

• Chowhound message boards for SD

The average commute time for Letcher workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Letcher travel guide
• Airports near Letcher
• Hotels near Letcher
• South Dakota tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in South Dakota
• Wildlife refuges in South Dakota

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