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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Pierpont, South Dakota |other_name = |native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |nickname = Pierpont Panthers |settlement_type = [[Town]] |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = PierpontAerial.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Aerial photograph of Pierpont, |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = Day_County_South_Dakota_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Pierpont_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location in [[Day County, South Dakota|Day County]] and the state of [[South Dakota]] |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize = <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|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 = [[Day County, South Dakota|Day]] |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='46'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 0.39 |area_land_km2 = 0.39 |area_water_km2 = 0.00 |area_total_sq_mi = 0.15 |area_land_sq_mi = 0.15 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]] |population_est = |pop_est_as_of = |population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/> |population_note = |population_total = 129 |population_density_km2 = 334.14 |population_density_sq_mi = 865.77 |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title = |population_blank1 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]] |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |coordinates = {{coord|45|29|43|N|97|49|56|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_ft = 1509 <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 57468 |area_code = [[Area code 605|605]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 46-49540<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 1267532<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1267532}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = |pop_est_footnotes = }} '''Pierpont''' is a town in northwestern [[Day County, South Dakota|Day County]], [[South Dakota]], United States. The population was 129 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name=USCensus>{{cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau: Pierpont town, South Dakota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US4649540 |website=www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 22, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The town was founded in 1883 and takes its name from a railroad officer.<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=145|year=1940|publisher=University of South Dakota|page=56}}</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.15|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]]|accessdate=June 21, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=January 25, 2012}}</ref> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |align=left |1910= 314 |1920= 400 |1930= 379 |1940= 362 |1950= 326 |1960= 258 |1970= 241 |1980= 184 |1990= 173 |2000= 122 |2010= 135 |2020= 129 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:46&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref> }} ===2010 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=June 21, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 135 people, 67 households, and 35 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|900.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 78 housing units at an average density of {{convert|520.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 95.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 0.7% 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 67 households, of which 17.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 47.8% were non-families. 43.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.71. The median age in the town was 47.8 years. 21.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.2% were from 25 to 44; 34.1% were from 45 to 64; and 21.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 54.8% male and 45.2% female. ===2000 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 122 people, 64 households, and 32 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|816.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 83 housing units at an average density of {{convert|555.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 99.18% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 0.82% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]. There were 64 households, out of which 14.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.0% were non-families. 46.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 29.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.91 and the average family size was 2.63. In the town, the population was spread out, with 15.6% under the age of 18, 2.5% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 35.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $29,464, and the median income for a family was $40,417. Males had a median income of $23,125 versus $18,438 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,955. There were no families and 4.1% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including no under eighteens and 9.6% of those over 64. ==Education== Pierpont Public School housed grades K-12 from 1898 through 1969 when the high school was consolidated with the Langford School District and the Claremont, SD School District.<ref>[http://day.sdgenweb.com/pierpont.school.htm Pierpont Public School website]</ref> ==See also== * [[List of towns in South Dakota]] ==References== {{Reflist|22em}} ==External links== {{commons category-inline|Pierpont, South Dakota}} {{Day County, South Dakota}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Towns in Day County, South Dakota]] [[Category:Towns in South Dakota]]
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