Editing Elk Point, South Dakota

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Elk Point
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images --------------->
| image_skyline      = Downtown Elk Point.JPG
| imagesize          = 275px
| image_caption      = Main Street in Elk Point and some of the businesses located there
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps ----------------->
| image_map          = Union_County_South_Dakota_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Elk_Point_Highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location in [[Union County, South Dakota|Union County]] and the state of [[South Dakota]]
| image_map1         = 
| mapsize1           = 
| map_caption1       = <!-- Location ------------->
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[South Dakota]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in South Dakota|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Union County, South Dakota|Union]]
<!-- Government ----------->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Deb McCreary
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date   = January 10, 1873<ref>{{cite web|title=SD Towns|publisher=[[South Dakota State Historical Society]]|access-date=February 11, 2010|url=http://history.sd.gov/Archives/forms/exhibits/SD%20Towns.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210030454/http://history.sd.gov/Archives/forms/exhibits/SD%20Towns.pdf|archive-date=February 10, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<!-- Area ----------------->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_46.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 24, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 4.01
| area_land_km2      = 4.01
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.55
| area_land_sq_mi    = 1.55
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00
<!-- Population ----------->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est     = 2075
| pop_est_as_of      = 2023
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name="USCensusEst2023"/>
| population_footnotes = <ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
| population_total   = 2149
| population_density_km2 = 535.79
| population_density_sq_mi = 1387.35
<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = –6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = –5
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_m        = 343
| elevation_ft       = 1125
| coordinates        = {{coord|42|40|52|N|96|40|50|W|region:US-SD_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 57025
| area_code          = [[Area code 605|605]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 46-18620
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1267378<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1267378}}</ref>
| blank2_name        = [[Sales tax]]
| blank2_info        = 6.2%<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.avalara.com/taxrates/en/state-rates/south-dakota/cities/elk-point.html|title=Elk Point (SD) sales tax rate|access-date=January 8, 2024}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://elkpoint.org/|elkpoint.org}}
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''Elk Point''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Union County, South Dakota]], United States. The population was 2,149 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Elk_Point_city,_South_Dakota?g=160XX00US4618620 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 8, 2024}}</ref>

==History==
The British established a [[Hudson's Bay Company]] trading post in 1755 near present-day Elk Point.<ref name=hogan>{{Cite book|last1=Hogan |first1=Edward Patrick |last2=Fouberg |first2=Erin Hogan |year=2001 |title=The Geography of South Dakota |edition=Third |publisher=The Center for Western Studies – [[Augustana College (South Dakota)|Augustana College]] |location=Sioux Falls, SD |isbn=0-931170-79-6}}</ref> Elk Point was so named on account of the abundant elk in the area.<ref>{{cite book|author=Federal Writers' Project|author-link=Federal Writers' Project|title=South Dakota place-names, v.1-3|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027015455;view=1up;seq=103|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160809131742/http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027015455;view=1up;seq=103|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 9, 2016|year=1940|publisher=University of South Dakota|page=36}}</ref> The town was incorporated in 1873.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.city-data.com/city/Elk-Point-South-Dakota.html|title=Elk Point, South Dakota|publisher=City-Data.com|access-date=July 28, 2012}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.36|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=June 21, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 25, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align = left
| 1900 = 1081
| 1910 = 1200
| 1920 = 1470
| 1930 = 1294
| 1940 = 1483
| 1950 = 1367
| 1960 = 1378
| 1970 = 1372
| 1980 = 1661
| 1990 = 1423
| 2000 = 1714
| 2010 = 1963
| 2020 = 2149
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 2075
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=January 8, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 8, 2024}}</ref>
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 23, 2013}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

It is part of the [[Sioux City, Iowa|Sioux City]], [[Iowa|IA]]-[[Nebraska|NE]]-SD [[Sioux City metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 1,963 people, 770 households, and 505 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1443.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 830 housing units at an average density of {{convert|610.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.0% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.3% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.2% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.8% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.5% of the population.

There were 770 households, of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.4% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.16.

The median age in the city was 36.3 years. 30.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.7% were from 25 to 44; 25% were from 45 to 64; and 14% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.0% male and 52.0% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 1,714 people, 682 households, and 459 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,276.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 750 housing units at an average density of {{convert|558.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.54% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.18% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.35% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.18% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.53% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.93% of the population.

There were 682 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

As of 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $41,157, and the median income for a family was $48,056. Males had a median income of $35,509 versus $22,885 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,153. About 5.5% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Elk Point Public Schools are part of the [[Elk Point-Jefferson School District (South Dakota)]]. The school district has one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school. Students attend [[Elk Point-Jefferson High School]].<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.epj.k12.sd.us/|title= Elk Point-Jefferson School District|publisher= Elk Point-Jefferson School District |access-date=July 28, 2012}}</ref>

==Notable person==
* [[Chuck Tollefson]], a [[American football|football]] [[National Football League|player]] for the [[Green Bay Packers]].

==See also==
* [[List of cities in South Dakota]]

==References==
{{Reflist|22em}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Elk Point, South Dakota}}
* {{official website|http://www.elkpoint.org}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051118233607/http://www.acsnet.com/~jkjar/elk_point.htm Elk Point History] from the [https://web.archive.org/web/20051118233807/http://www.acsnet.com/~jkjar/ Union County Historical Society]
* [http://www.argusleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070614/NEWS/706140319, Article from the Argus Leader newspaper of Sioux Falls, S.D., about the Gorilla Project and Hyperion Resources]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

{{Union County, South Dakota}}
{{South Dakota county seats}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Cities in South Dakota]]
[[Category:Cities in Union County, South Dakota]]
[[Category:County seats in South Dakota]]
[[Category:Sioux City metropolitan area]]