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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Quinn, South Dakota |other_name = |native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |nickname = |settlement_type = [[Town]] |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = CommunityCenterQuinnSD.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Quinn Community Center in 2017 |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = Pennington_County_South_Dakota_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Quinn_Highlighted.svg |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location in [[Pennington County, South Dakota|Pennington 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 = [[Pennington County, South Dakota|Pennington]] |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 = Founded |established_date = 1907<ref>{{cite web | title = SD Towns | publisher = [[South Dakota State Historical Society]] | access-date = February 15, 2010 | url = http://history.sd.gov/Archives/forms/exhibits/SD%20Towns.pdf}}</ref> |established_title2 = Incorporated |established_date2 = 1920<ref name="usdc">{{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=June 5, 2014 }}</ref> |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 = 3.11 |area_land_km2 = 3.11 |area_water_km2 = 0.00 |area_total_sq_mi = 1.20 |area_land_sq_mi = 1.20 |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 = 63 |population_density_km2 = 20.27 |population_density_sq_mi = 52.50 |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 = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]] |utc_offset = -7 |timezone_DST = MDT |utc_offset_DST = -6 |coordinates = {{coord|43|59|11|N|102|07|35|W|region:US-SD|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> |elevation_ft = 2612 <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 57775 |area_code = [[Area code 605|605]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 46-52500<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 1267541<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1267541}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = |pop_est_footnotes = }} '''Quinn''' is a town in [[Pennington County, South Dakota|Pennington County]], [[South Dakota]], United States. The population was 63 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]].<ref name=USCensus>{{cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau: Quinn town, South Dakota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US4652500 |website=www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=March 19, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The town is the home of the [[Badlands Observatory]], located in the former community hospital, built in 1950. ==History== Quinn was laid out in 1907.<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=147|year=1940|publisher=University of South Dakota|page=57}}</ref> The town was named for Michael Quinn, a local rancher.<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA116|year=1908|page=116}}</ref> A post office called Quinn has been in operation since 1907.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=SD&county=Pennington&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Pennington County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=March 26, 2015}}</ref> [[Quinn Methodist Church]] is on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|1.16|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/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 }}</ref> ===Climate=== {{Weather box |open= y |single line= y |location= Quinn, SD <!-- Record high temperatures --> |Jan record high F=73 |Feb record high F=75 |Mar record high F=88 |Apr record high F=95 |May record high F=105 |Jun record high F=114 |Jul record high F=117 |Aug record high F=113 |Sep record high F=108 |Oct record high F=98 |Nov record high F=85 |Dec record high F=77 |year record high F=117 <!-- Average high temperatures --> |Jan high F=35 |Feb high F=39 |Mar high F=48 |Apr high F=60 |May high F=70 |Jun high F=80 |Jul high F=90 |Aug high F=89 |Sep high F=78 |Oct high F=64 |Nov high F=48 |Dec high F=36 |year high F=90 <!-- Mean daily temperature --> |Jan mean F=22 |Feb mean F=26 |Mar mean F=35 |Apr mean F=45 |May mean F=56 |Jun mean F=66 |Jul mean F=75 |Aug mean F=73 |Sep mean F=61 |Oct mean F=48 |Nov mean F=34 |Dec mean F=23 |year mean F= <!-- Average low temperatures --> |Jan low F=9 |Feb low F=12 |Mar low F=21 |Apr low F=30 |May low F=42 |Jun low F=52 |Jul low F=59 |Aug low F=56 |Sep low F=44 |Oct low F=31 |Nov low F=19 |Dec low F=9 |year low F= <!-- Record low temperatures --> |Jan record low F=-42 |Feb record low F=-41 |Mar record low F=-33 |Apr record low F=-12 |May record low F=13 |Jun record low F=30 |Jul record low F=34 |Aug record low F=27 |Sep record low F=10 |Oct record low F=-7 |Nov record low F=-29 |Dec record low F=-41 |year record low F= <!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. --> |precipitation colour= green |Jan precipitation inch=0.37 |Feb precipitation inch=0.60 |Mar precipitation inch=1.18 |Apr precipitation inch=1.70 |May precipitation inch=2.83 |Jun precipitation inch=2.98 |Jul precipitation inch=2.22 |Aug precipitation inch=1.46 |Sep precipitation inch=1.32 |Oct precipitation inch=1.36 |Nov precipitation inch=0.64 |Dec precipitation inch=0.38 |year precipitation inch= |source 1= The Weather Channel<ref name="twc" >{{Cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/USSD0280 |title=Monthly Averages for Quinn, SD |publisher=The Weather Channel |access-date=June 4, 2014}}</ref> }} ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1930= 141 |1940= 189 |1950= 214 |1960= 162 |1970= 105 |1980= 80 |1990= 72 |2000= 44 |2010= 54 |2020= 63 |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|access-date=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]]|access-date=June 21, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 54 people, 23 households, and 14 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|46.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 27 housing units at an average density of {{convert|23.3|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 85.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.9% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.9% of the population. There were 23 households, of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.1% were non-families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 3.07. The median age in the town was 41.5 years. 25.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.1% were from 25 to 44; 31.5% were from 45 to 64; and 13% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 57.4% male and 42.6% female. ===2000 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 44 people, 18 households, and 10 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|45.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 23 housing units at an average density of 24.0 per square mile (9.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 93.18% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 6.82% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]. There were 18 households, out of which 44.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, and 38.9% were non-families. 38.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.36. In the town, the population was spread out, with 34.1% under the age of 18, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 69.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.3 males. The median income for a household in the town was $40,750, and the median income for a family was $41,750. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $22,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,119. None of the population or families were below the [[poverty line]]. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Pennington County, South Dakota}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Towns in Pennington County, South Dakota]] [[Category:Towns in South Dakota]] [[Category:Rapid City, South Dakota metropolitan area]]
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