Aberdeen, South Dakota
Location in South Dakota
County	Brown County
Government
- Mayor	Mike Levsen
Area
- City	33.7 km²  (13.0 sq mi)
- Land	33.6 km² (12.9 sq mi)
- Water	0.2 km² (0.1 sq mi)
Population (2005)
- City	24,658
- Density	335.4/km² (868.5/sq mi)
Time zone	Central (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	Central (UTC-5)
Website: http://www.aberdeen.sd.us/

Aberdeen, a city and the county seat of Brown County, South Dakota, USA, about 125 mi (200 km) N.E. of Pierre. Settled in 1880, it was incorporated in 1882. The population was 24,658 at the 2000 census. The American News is the local newspaper. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2016 × 1512 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Adapted from Wikipedias SD county maps by Seth Ilys. ... Official language(s) English Capital Pierre Largest city Sioux Falls Area  Ranked 17th  - Total 77,163 sq mi (199,905 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 380 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... United States of America, showing states, divided into counties. ... Brown County is a county located in the state of South Dakota. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ...  CST or UTC-6 The Central Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time (UTC-6) and five hours during daylight saving time (UTC-5). ... −12 | −11 | −10 | −9:30 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3:30 | −3 | −2:30 | −2 | −1 | −0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Though DST is common in Europe and North America, most of the worlds people do not use it. ...  CST or UTC-6 The Central Time Zone observes standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time (UTC-6) and five hours during daylight saving time (UTC-5). ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Look up city, City in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Brown County is a county located in the state of South Dakota. ... Official language(s) English Capital Pierre Largest city Sioux Falls Area  Ranked 17th  - Total 77,163 sq mi (199,905 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 380 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... Location in South Dakota Coordinates: County Hughes County Founded 1880 Government  - Mayor Dennis Eisnach Area  - City 33. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... The American News is a newspaper in Aberdeen, South Dakota, published by Schurz Communications of South Bend, Indiana. ...

Geography and climate

Aberdeen is located in the middle of nowhere.

Aberdeen is located in northeastern South Dakota, in the James River valley, approximately 11 miles west of the river. The James River enters northeastern South Dakota in Brown County, where it is dammed to form two reservoirs northeast of Aberdeen. The city is located directly west of Moccasin Creek, a slow-moving waterway which flows south and then northeast to the James River. The James River in North and South Dakota The James River (also known as the Jim River or the Dakota River) is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 710 mi (1,143 km) long, in the U.S. states of North Dakota and South Dakota. ... Brown County is a county located in the state of South Dakota. ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 33.7 km² (13.0 mi²). 33.6 km² (13.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.54%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

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History

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Settlement

Before Aberdeen or Brown County was inhabited by European settlers, it was inhabited by the Sioux Indians from approximately 1700 to 1879. The first appearance of Caucasians was with the founding of fur trading posts during the 1820s; these trading posts remained operational until the mid 1830s. The first “settlers” of this region were the Arikara Indians, but they would later be joined by others. Eddie Plenty Holes, a Sioux Indian photographed about 1899. ... It has been suggested that Arikara language be merged into this article or section. ...

The first group of Caucasian settlers to reach the area that is now Brown County was a party of only four people, three horses, two mules, fifteen cattle, and two wagons. This group of settlers were later joined by another group the following spring, and eventually more and more settlers continued to migrate towards this general area which is currently Columbia, South Dakota. This town was established June 15, 1879. Columbia is a city located in Brown County, South Dakota. ...

The first settlement in the general area of Aberdeen was during the fall of 1880 by a small number of settlers who came from what is now Watertown, South Dakota. This group consisted of only twelve people who resided in sod houses and stayed about three miles south of what is presently Aberdeen, South Dakota. Watertown welcome sign Watertown is a city in Codington County, South Dakota, USA. The population was 20,237 at the 2000 census. ...

The majority of the settlers were Caucasian, the with the next largest group being Native American, a trend that has continued to this day.

Creation of the town

Aberdeen, like many towns of the Midwest, was built around the newly developing railroad systems and was first officially plotted as a town site on January 3, 1881 by Charles Prior, the superintendent of the Minneapolis office of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad, or the Milwaukee Railroad company for short, which was presided over by Alexander Mitchell. Alexander Mitchell, Charles Prior’s boss, was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, from which the town of Aberdeen, South Dakota received its name. Aberdeen was officially founded on July 6, 1881, the date of the first arrival of a Milwaukee Railroad train. Aberdeen then operated under a city charter granted by the Territorial Legislature in March, 1883. The Milwaukee Road, officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. ... Alexander Mitchell (1817-1887) was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and immigrated to the United States in 1839. ... , Aberdeen (IPA: ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is Scotlands third largest city with an official population of 202,370. ... This article is about the country. ...

By 1890, Aberdeen was home to approximately 230 businesses, including: approximately sixty retail stores, twelve wholesale houses, twenty hotels, four restaurants, a flour mill, seven livery stables, three lumber yards, three brick factories, a cracker factory, eleven farm implement dealers, a plow factory, thirty-five lawyers, six banks, seven newspapers, eight physicians, six drug stores, five music teachers, two artists, two architects, forty-three real estate agents, six meat markets, one fish market, one map publisher, a soda pop factory, a foundry, a steam laundry, an opera house, a band, a greenhouse, an electric company, telephone service, an artesian well, a library, a race track, a brewery, four cigar factories, and at least nine churches.1

As Aberdeen grew, many businesses and buildings were constructed along Aberdeen’s Main Street. However, this would soon be a problem due to Aberdeen’s “unique” geography; Aberdeen is, after all, referred to as “The Town in the Frog Pond”.2 At first, this unique condition presented no problem to the newly constructed buildings because it had not rained very much; but eventually, citizens would see how inconvenient this problem would become. During dry periods, this Frog Pond caused no trouble and was unnoticeable; but when heavy rains fell, the Pond would reappear and flood the basements of every building on Main Street, causing many business owners and home owners much turmoil. When this flooding would happen, the city had only one little steam pump that was to be used to dry out the entire area that was flooded, which would take days, if not weeks – and more often than not, it would have rained again in this time period and cause even more flooding, even in the basements that had already been emptied of the water. And then, even once the water was gone from the basements, the city still had to deal with the mud that was also a result of the heavy rains. It was because of this Frog Pond that the city decided in 1882 to build an artesian ditch, which would later be upgraded and developed into an artesian well in 1884 to combat the heavy rains and keep the basements from flooding. Even though the artesian well was designed by the city engineers to prevent flooding and develop a water system, this was not how things happened; during the digging of the well, the water stream that was found underground was too powerful to contain due to all of the built up pressure, which caused the water to come blasting out with violent force and soon had the entirety of Main Street under, in some cases, four feet of water. The engineers realized the previous flaws of the artesian well plan and soon added a gate valve to the well to control the flow of water, giving Aberdeen its first working water supply.

By 1886, Aberdeen had three different railroad companies with depots built in the newly developing town; due to these three railroads intersecting here, Aberdeen soon became known as the “Hub City of the Dakotas”. When looking down on Aberdeen from above with a bird’s eye view, the railroad tracks converging in Aberdeen resembled the spokes of a wheel converging at a hub, hence the name “Hub City of the Dakotas”.3 These three different railroad companies are the reason why Aberdeen was able to grow and flourish as it did; however, only one of these railroads is still presently running through Aberdeen, the railroad today known as the Burlington Northern Santa Fe.

According to the census of 1900, Aberdeen had a population of 4,087; by the census of 1910, it had reached a population of 10,752, an increase of 163 percent. It was from these censuses that Aberdeen was predicted to reach a population of 50,000 by 1920.4 However, this was not the case; the population soon began to decline. The estimated population as of July 2006 is 24,071, a 2.4% decrease since 2000.[2] Community groups blame this decline on the flight of young adults and an increasingly aging population.[http://www.absolutelyaberdeen.com/investor3/regionalDev/

Aberdeen is the county seat of Brown County. The original county seat of Brown County, however, was Columbia. During the days of the railroad construction, plans were laid to bring the railroad through Columbia, then the county seat. When word of this spread, land in and around Columbia soared in price due to speculation. When time came for the railroads to purchase land, the increase in land prices in and around Columbia led them to change their decision and instead route the rail lines through Aberdeen. However, once Aberdeen became a town in 1881, there was a long-running controversy concerning which town would be the county seat, which continued until 1890, when it was declared by the newly formed South Dakota state constitution in 1889 that a majority vote could move the county seat if the county seat in question had originally been established by less than a majority vote.5 The result of the vote declared that Aberdeen would be the county seat once and for all, so all of the records were once again transferred to Aberdeen’s courthouse; during the battle for county seat, the records had been moved from Columbia’s courthouse to Aberdeen’s courthouse (which was built from 1886 to 1887), and back again to Columbia’s in what seemed to be a never-ending cycle of the transferring of records. This was typically done in the form of nighttime raids from the two towns.

May 2007 Flood

During a 48-hour period beginning on the morning of Friday, May 4th and ending on the morning of Sunday, May 6th Aberdeen received 9.12 inches of precipitation.[3] This rain flooded city streets, making many of them impassable for a short time, and caused water damage to the basements of numerous homes. Within 2 weeks of the storm, over 300 families had requested assistance from disaster response agencies.[4] As of May 25, 104 houses had been condemned due to the damage; of these, 47 were declared unlivable.[5] Brown County, which includes Aberdeen, was declared a disaster area.[6]

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 24,658 people, 10,553 households, and 6,184 families residing in the city. The population density was 734.6/km² (1,902.1/mi²). There were 11,259 housing units at an average density of 335.4/km² (868.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.61% White, 0.37% Black or African American, 3.17% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. 0.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 54.7% were of German, 12.4% Norwegian and 5.2% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The Hispanics in the United States or Hispanic American is an American citizen or resident of Hispanic ethnicity and can identify themselves as having Hispanic Cultural heritage. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States 2000 Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...

There were 10,553 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.0% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 34.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.86. “Spouse” redirects here. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 14.1% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,276, and the median income for a family was $43,882. Males had a median income of $30,355 versus $20,092 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,923. About 7.6% of families and 10.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Education

Aberdeen Public Schools

The Aberdeen School District 6-1 has five elementary schools, two middle schools, one high school, and a technical school. The five elementary schools are C.C. Lee Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, Simmons Elementary School, O.M. Tiffany Elementary School and May Overby Elementary School. The middle schools are Holgate Middle School and Simmons Middle School, the high school is Aberdeen Central High School, and the technical school is called Hub Area Technical School. Aberdeen also has an alternative middle and high school for students who are not successful in a traditional school setting. Primary or elementary education consist of the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ...

The Aberdeen School District’s current enrollment for the year 2006-2007 is approximately 3,650 students, and the average class size is in the low to mid twenties. Aberdeen’s mascot is the Golden Eagle. Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ...

Hub Area Technical School

Hub Area Technical School is supported by Aberdeen Central High School, Frederick High School, Northwestern High School, Roncalli High School, and Warner High School. Hub Area Technical School offers the following programs: Automotive Technology, Building Trades, CISCO Academy, Computer Technician Fundamentals, Electronics, Graphic Communications, Health Occupations, Machine Tool Technology, and Radio/TV Production. Hub Area Technical School is available to students in grades ninth through twelfth and they attend for one or two blocks during the school day and when they graduate from high school, they receive a competency certificate from Hub Area Technical School. The school has about 325 students each year who partake in career and technical education (CTE), and receive tuition from the member high schools according to the number of students that attend Hub Area Technical School. Students from high schools other than the member schools may attend the school so long as their high school is willing to pay the tuition. Tuition means instruction, teaching or a fee charged for educational instruction especially at a formal institution of learning. ...

Aberdeen Catholic School System

The Aberdeen Catholic School System (ACSS) includes Roncalli Junior & Senior High School, Roncalli Elementary School, and also Roncalli Primary School. Roncalli High School, Elementary School, and Primary School have approximately 620 students and is formed by St. Mary’s and Sacred Heart Parishes. The Primary School is located at St. Mary’s Parish while the Sacred Heart Parish is home to the Roncalli Elementary School.

In the 1800’s the first Catholic school in Aberdeen was established by Sacred Heart Parish, and they built the Elementary school in 1913, one year after St. Mary’s Parish built St. Mary’s Elementary School. The two parishes taught first grade through eighth grade independently until the 1970s, and in 1980 the two parishes consolidated to form the Aberdeen Catholic School System, which is also when kindergarten was added. In 2004, new elementary buildings were built and the ACSS demolished the old schools. Roncalli High School, which is named after Pope John XXIII Angelo Giuseppi Roncalli, was built in 1964 and was part of the ACSS and held grades nine through twelve. Today, however, the building houses grades seven through twelve. The mascot of Aberdeen Catholic School System is the Cavalier. A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Blessed Pope John XXIII (Latin: ),(Italian: Giovanni XXIII), born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (November 25, 1881 – June 3, 1963), was elected as the 261st Pope of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City on October 28, 1958. ...

Aberdeen Christian School

Another private, Christian school, Aberdeen Christian School, originally began as Aberdeen Christian High School in 1999. For the 1999-2000 school year, the Christian school only offered ninth and tenth grade, but added eleventh grade in 2000-2001, and twelfth in 2001-2002. Aberdeen Christian High School merged with First Baptist Christian School in 2006 and is a non-denominational school that hosts grades pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. The grades are split into an elementary school that includes pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, and a secondary school for ninth through twelfth graders.

Trinity Lutheran School

A third parochial school in Aberdeen is Trinity Lutheran School. Trinity Lutheran School began in 1979 and offers a preschool and elementary school (grades K-8). Trinity Lutheran is affiliated with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, (www.wels.org) and educates students from a Lutheran perspective. The mascot of Trinity Lutheran School is the Tornado.

South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

The South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired is a state special school under the direction of the South Dakota Board of Regents. SDSBVI specializes in working with students who are blind or visually impaired. This is accomplished in various ways, including a residential program, an outreach program, and in cooperation with a variety of other agencies and organizations.

Higher Education in Aberdeen

Northern State University

NSU is a public, state funded school that was founded in 1889 and today occupies a 72 acre campus. 2,528 students, ranging from first year to graduate students, attended NSU for the 2006-2007 school year. The student to teacher ratio is 19:1. The Universitätscampus Wien, Austria ( details) Campus (plural: campuses) is derived from the (identical) Latin word for field or open space. English gets the words camp and campus from this origin. ...

NSU was originally called the Institute of South Dakota before changing its name to Northern Normal and Industrial School in 1901. It again took on a new name in 1939 when it became the Northern State Teachers College, and again in 1964, becoming Northern State College before finalizing at Northern State University in 1989.

NSU offers thirty-eight majors and forty-two minors as well as other various degrees, and also has nine graduate degree areas for students wishing to further their education after achieving their undergraduate degree.

The mascot of NSU is the wolf, giving the school the name the Northern State University Wolves.

Presentation College

PC is a Catholic college on a one hundred acre campus. PC has approximately eight hundred students as of the 2006 spring semester. PC offers twenty six programs between the main Aberdeen campus and the others. Most of the degrees offered are in the health-care field. The student to teacher ratio is 12:1. A physician visiting the sick in a hospital. ...

Healthcare

Aberdeen’s foremost healthcare provider is the Avera St. Luke’s hospital that offers services that are not available in many of the surrounding small town areas within 200 miles. There are also counseling services that provide help for marriage counseling, mental health, drug and alcohol abuse, anxiety, abuse issues, and family therapy. There are a number of available dentists and orthodontists that are able to perform root canals, extractions, cosmetic bonding, tooth whitening, bridges and crowns, and other family dentistry needs. There are ophthalmology centers that treat eye diseases such as glaucoma, cataracts, corneal disease and others, and perform laser refractive surgery. Along with ophthalmologists there are also optometrists that perform simple tasks such as prescribing eyeglasses and contact lenses. Aberdeen also has a hearing and speech clinic that can test middle ear pressure and mobility, test the function of middle ear muscles, determines the type and degree of hearing loss, and fits hearing aids. For the record label, see Hospital Records. ... This article needs cleanup. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...

Aberdeen also has programs offered to take care of senior citizens such as Meals on Wheels that delivers meals to individual homes. Manor Care, Bethesda, Angelhaus, and Gellhaus Carhaus are examples of retirement homes that provide nursing care and therapy to the elderly. Manor Care, Inc. ...

Aberdeen also provides services to the blind and visually impaired. There is an Independent Living Program that teaches the skills of blindness to people in their homes by using adaptive techniques. Their services include home management, low vision, communications, and mobility.

Arts and culture

The Aberdeen area is home to several cultural organizations.

The Aberdeen Area Arts Council publishes a small monthly newspaper, ARTiFACTS, with information on area events.

The Aberdeen Community Theater was created in 1979 and performs at the Capitol Theater in downtown Aberdeen. The Capitol Theater was originally built in 1926 and donated to the Aberdeen Community Theater in 1991; since then more than $963,000 has been spent on renovating and preserving the historical aspect of the Capitol Theater. Today, the Aberdeen Community Theater performs five mainstage productions and three youth productions per year. The NSU Theater Department puts plays during the school year.

The ArtWorks Cooperative is a partnership of artists who work to market their artwork in a gallery setting. The ArtWorks Cooperative sells artists’ work as well as provides an environment that will benefit the artist in terms of artist-to-artist communication, and public interest.

There are four galleries in Aberdeen: Presentation College’s Wein Gallery, Northern State University’s Lincoln Gallery, the Aberdeen Recreation & Cultural Center (ARCC) Gallery and the ArtWorks Cooperative Gallery located in the Lakewood Mall. Northern State University is a university located in Aberdeen, South Dakota. ...

Sports and recreation

Family Aquatic Center

Completed in summer 2007 this complex includes a zero entry pool, competition lap pool, lazy river, numerous water slides, play sand area and a concession area.

Tennis

Aberdeen is presently home to 24 public tennis courts throughout the city -Melgaard Park (4), Northern State University (12), and Holgate Middle School (8). At one point in the past, the city of Aberdeen had 27 tennis courts giving it the most tennis courts in the country per capita.

Golf

Aberdeen is home to three golf courses; Lee Park Municipal Golf Course, Moccassin Creek Country Club, and Rolling Hills Country Club. Lee Park and Moccassin Creek are both 18 hole courses while Rolling Hills is a nine hole course opened in 2005.

Skateboarding/Rollerblading

Aberdeen has a skate park located between East Melgaard Road and 17th Ave SE at Melgaard Park. The equipment installed includes a quarter pipe, penalty box with half pyramid, bank ramp, spine, kinked rail and a ground rail.

Disc golf

Aberdeen is home to two disc golf courses. Kuhnert Arboretum and the Richmond Lake Disc Golf Course. Kuhnert Arboretum (19 acres) is an arboretum and nature area located at the corner of Melgaard Road and Dakota Street South, Aberdeen, South Dakota. ...

Richmond Lake Recreation Area

The Richmond Lake Recreation Area is used by all types of outdoors enthusiasts. Three separate areas in this park cater to the needs of campers, swimmers, naturalists, boaters and anglers. Campers stay in the South Unit, while the 200-acre Forest Drive Unit is a great place for wildlife viewing. The Boat Ramp Unit provides access to the more than 1,000-acre lake.

Camping/Cabins

Richmond Lake Recreation Area's small campground offers a quiet camping experience. The park also features a wheelchair accessible camping cabin.

Trails

The park's extensive trail system features over 10 miles of trails, including both accessible and interpretive trails. Hikers, bikers and horseback riders can observe the abundance of prairie plants and wildlife of the area up-close.

Boating

The park has multiple private and public boat ramps as well as an accessible fishing dock. Richmond Lake has a population of walleye, northern pike, bass, perch, crappie, bluegill, catfish, and bullheads within its waters. An entrance fee is required to gain access to the water and park itself.

Wylie Park Recreation Area

Wylie Park Recreation Area features a water slide, go kart racing, sand volleyball courts, access to Wylie Lake, camping area, picnic areas, and is connected to Storybook Land. Wylie Lake is a small man-made lake, open in the summer months for swimming, laying on the beach, and paddleboating.

Storybook Land castle

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Storybook Land

Storybook Land is a park with attractions from several different children's storybooks. The park contains a castle, as well as a train that takes visitors through the park. There is also a barn which contains a petting zoo. Newly added is the Land of Oz, that features characters and attractions from L. Frank Baum's "Wizard of Oz." Baum, who was a resident of Aberdeen in the 1880's, has generated controversy due to his approval for genocide of Native Americans, leading to his descendants offering an apology on his behalf. [7][8]

Religion

There are many Christian churches in Aberdeen, but few houses of worship for other religions. There are several Roman Catholic, Baptist, Lutheran, and Methodist churches in the area, as well as one synagogue.

Local government

Aberdeen is the center of government for Brown County. City government is overseen by a mayor/city manager and 8 council members. The city council is comprised of Mayor/City Manager Mike Levson and council members Todd Cambell, Nancy Aman, James Kraft, Jeff Mitchell, Tom Agnitsch, David Bunsness, Clint Rux and Llyod Hodgin. Each council member serves a five year term. County government is overseen by 5 commissioners. Each county commissioner serves a five year term. The county commissioners include Dennis Feickert, Tom Fischbach, Nancy Hansen, Deb Knecht, and Mike Wiese. Aberdeen is home to Brown County offices including clerk-magistrate, county auditor, landfill office, register of deeds, county treasurer, coroner, emergency management, highway superintendent, public welfare, state’s attorney, and a few others. The senators from Brown County include Duane Sutton and Jim Hundstad, and the representatives included H. Paul Dennert, Burt Elliot, Al Novstrup, and Larry Frost. However, all of these state legislators' terms end in December of 2006.

Crime and Local Government Issues

Aberdeen's personal and property crime rates are comparable to the state average.[9] Racism, however, remains a local issue. The imminent arrival of a new beef processing plant has led to anonymous fliers being left around the city suggesting new immigrant populations lead to crime.[10] [11]

Economy

Major Employors

• St. Luke’s hospital: 1,272 employees
• Aberdeen Public School Systems: 650
• 3M: 569
• Cendant Motel Reservations: 480
• Aman Collection Service Inc.: 450
• Hub City Inc: 405
• South Dakota Wheat Growers: 310
• Northern State University: 298
• Kessler’s, Inc.: 260

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Shopping

Aberdeen has a mall, four department stores, four grocery stores, and a variety of mini malls.

Lakewood Mall is the largest shopping center in the northeast part of South Dakota providing over forty stores, restaurants, and a movie theater.

The Downtown area has small or family-run shops. Downtown is being revitalized, with over 1,700 programs currently under way, most of which have been initiated by a city official or a downtown association. Downtown is gradually becoming a busy place, with plenty of shopping and businesses to meet customers' needs. Spas, salons, and therapy are services only offered downtown.

Transportation

Air

The Aberdeen Regional Airport is currently served by Northwest Airlines, a.k.a. Mesaba Airline and by Great Lake Airlines. It offers flight service to Denver International Airport and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. For the Aberdeen, South Dakota radio station, see KABR (radio). ... Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA), occasionally known as NWA, is an American airline headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota near Minneapolis-St. ... Denver International Airport (IATA: DEN, ICAO: KDEN, FAA LID: DEN), often called DIA, is, by land size, the largest international airport in the United States, and the third largest international airport in the world, after only King Fahd International Airport[1], and Montréal-Mirabel International Airport. ... Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, by far the largest and busiest airport in the state of Minnesota, straddles the southern border of the cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. ...

Roads

There are two major highways that serve Aberdeen. One is U.S. Route 281 that comes to Aberdeen from North Dakota and goes to the southern border of South Dakota. The second highway is U.S. Route 12 that goes across South Dakota from Minnesota to Montana. US-12 becomes 6th Avenue in Aberdeen. U.S. Highway 281 is a north-south United States highway. ... Official language(s) English Capital Bismarck Largest city Fargo Area  Ranked 19th  - Total 70,762 sq mi (183,272 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 340 miles (545 km)  - % water 2. ... Official language(s) English Capital Pierre Largest city Sioux Falls Area  Ranked 17th  - Total 77,163 sq mi (199,905 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 380 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... U.S. Route 12, or US 12, is an east-west United States highway running from downtown Detroit almost 2500 miles (4000 km) to Grays Harbor on the Pacific Ocean in the state of Washington. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... Official language(s) English Capital Helena Largest city Billings Area  Ranked 4th  - Total 147,165 sq mi (381,156 km²)  - Width 255 miles (410 km)  - Length 630 miles (1,015 km)  - % water 1  - Latitude 44°26N to 49°N  - Longitude 104°2W to 116°2W Population  Ranked...

Transit

Taxi

Aberdeen Taxi service provides general taxi service in Aberdeen. Aberdeen Shuttle provides shuttle service to and from the airport along with general taxi services.

Bus

Jefferson Lines is a bus service from Aberdeen that connects to Fargo, North Dakota and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Jefferson Lines is an intercity bus transportation provider based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... Location in North Dakota Coordinates: Country United States State North Dakota County Cass County Founded 1871 Mayor Dennis Walaker Area    - City 98. ... “Minneapolis” redirects here. ...

Car rental

There are three car rental services in Aberdeen; Hertz, Avis and Payless. Hertz and Avis Car rental are located in the terminal. Payless Car Rental is located in Aberdeen Flying Service.

Train

The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway conveys freight and grain through Aberdeen. An eastbound BNSF Railway train passes some maintenance of way equipment in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, August 8, 2004. ...

Popular attractions

• Wylie Park
• Storybook Land theme park
• Brown County Fair Held annually in August
• Kuhnert Arboretum
• Dacotah Prairie Museum
• Thunder Road

Kuhnert Arboretum (19 acres) is an arboretum and nature area located at the corner of Melgaard Road and Dakota Street South, Aberdeen, South Dakota. ...

Notable residents and natives

• Bruce Baillie, experimental filmmaker and founding member of Canyon Cinema
• L. Frank Baum, famous for his book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
• John Cacavas, Hollywood film score composer
• Tom Daschle, former U.S. Senator and Senate Majority Leader
• Justin Duchscherer, MLB pitcher for the Oakland Athletics
• Terry Francona, current Boston Red Sox manager
• Matilda Joslyn Gage, suffragist, Native American activist, abolitionist, freethinker, and author
• Joseph Hansen (writer), American mystery writer
• Josh Heupel, quarterback for the 2000 National Champion Oklahoma Sooners
• David C. Jones, U.S. Air Force general
• Fakir Musafar, key figure in the modern primitive movement
• Julie Sommars, actress
• Gail Pickus, Grandmother
• Brigadier General LaVerne G. Saunders, Famous WW2 Air Force General,[12]

Bruce Baillie (born in 1931, Aberdeen, South Dakota) is a film director. ... Experimental film, or experimental cinema, is a term that describes a range of filmmaking styles that are generally quite different from, and often opposed to, the practices of mainstream commercial and documentary filmmaking. ... Canyon Cinema logo Canyon Cinema is a San Francisco based filmmakers cooperative specializing in the distribution of avant-garde and experimental film. ... Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author, actor, and independent filmmaker best known as the creator, along with illustrator W. W. Denslow, of one of the most popular books ever written in American childrens literature, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, better known today... The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) is a childrens book written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W.W. Denslow. ... Composer and conductor John Cacavas (born 13 August 1930 in Aberdeen, South Dakota) is probably best known for his television scores, notably Kojak, for which he was the chief composer. ... ... A film score is a set of musical compositions written to accompany a film. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... Thomas Andrew Daschle (born December 9, 1947) is a former U.S. Senator and Senate Majority Leader from South Dakota. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... A Senate Majority Leader is a politician within a Senate who leads the majority party, or majority coalition, of sitting senators. ... Justin Craig Duchscherer [DUKE-shur] (born November 19, 1977 in Aberdeen, South Dakota) is a right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Oakland Athletics (since 2003). ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 9, 27, 34, 42, 43, (As) Name Oakland Athletics (1968–present) Kansas City Athletics (1955-1967) Philadelphia Athletics (1901-1954) (Referred to as As) Other nicknames The As, The White Elephants, The... Terry Jon Tito Francona (born April 22, 1959, in Aberdeen, South Dakota) is a Major League Baseball manager. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1908–present) Boston Americans (1901-1907) Other nicknames The BoSox, The Olde Towne Team, The Sox Ballpark Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds... New York Yankees manager Joe Torre returning to the dugout (September 2005). ... Matilda Electa Joslyn Gage (1826-1898) was a suffragist, a Native American activist, an abolitionist, a freethinker, and a prolific author, who was born with a hatred of oppression. Though born in Cicero, New York, Gage maintained residence in Fayetteville, New York for the majority of her life. ... The term womens suffrage refers to an economic and political reform movement aimed at extending suffrage — the right to vote — to women. ... Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska. ... Activism, in a general sense, can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change. ... This English poster depicting the horrific conditions on slave ships was influential in mobilizing public opinion against slavery. ... Free thought has different meanings: The philosophical practice known as freethinking The religion, or lack thereof, called Freethought This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Authorship redirects here. ... Joseph Hansen (1923 - November 24, 2004) was an American mystery writer. ... Josh Heupel (born March 22, 1978) was a quarterback for the University of Oklahoma football team. ... University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a coeducational public research university located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma founded in 1890. ... The University of Oklahoma features 17 varsity sports teams. ... David Charles Jones (born July 9, 1921) is a retired United States air force officer and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. ... The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Fakir Musafar (born 1930 in Aberdeen, South Dakota) is considered the father of the modern primitive movement. ... Modern Primitives are people in developed nations who engage in body modification rituals and practices derived in part from rite of passage practicies in primitive cultures. ... American Civil Rights Movement is one of the most famous social movements of the 20th century. ... Julie Sommars was born on April 15, 1942 in Fremont, Nebraska. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary. ...

External links

Wikisource has an original article from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica about:

Aberdeen (city)

• Aberdeen Public Schools
• Aberdeen Christian School Website
• Aberdeen Catholic School System (Roncalli Schools)
• Aberdeen government website
• A-List Magazine - Local magazine
• Aberdeen News - Local newspaper
• Aberdeen Area Arts Council
• Aberdeen Community Theater
• Artworks Cooperative
• SDSBVI
• Trinity Lutheran School
• Maps and aerial photos for 45°27′49″N 98°28′53″W / 45.463708, -98.481291Coordinates: 45°27′49″N 98°28′53″W / 45.463708, -98.481291
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Image File history File links Wikisource-logo. ... The original Wikisource logo. ... Encyclopædia Britannica, the eleventh edition The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911) is perhaps the most famous edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

References

• Aberdeen Catholic School System. anonymous. n.d. Aberdeen Catholic School System, Aberdeen, South Dakota. 27 November 2006 <http://www.aberdeenroncalli.org/>

• Aberdeen Christian School. anonymous. n.d. Aberdeen Christian School, Aberdeen, SD. 26 November 2006 <http://www.aberdeenchristianschool.com/>

• "About PC." Presentation College. n.d. 30 November 2006 <http://www.presentation.edu/aboutPC.htm>

• "Academics." Presentation College. n.d. 30 November 2006 <http://www.presentation.edu/Academics/index.htm>

• "Programs." Hub Area Technical School. n.d. 27 November 2006 <http://www.hubarea.com/Programs.htm>

• "RHS Activities & Athletics." Roncalli High School. n.d. 27 November 2006 <http://www.aberdeenroncalli.org/rhs/rhs.htm>

• "Roncalli at a glance: Brief History and outline of the Aberdeen Catholic School System. Aberdeen Catholic School System. n.d. 27 November 2006 <http://www.aberdeenroncalli.org/docs/acss_glance.pdf>

• "Saints Athletics." Presentation College. n.d. 30 November 2006 <http://www.presentation.edu/Saints/index.htm>

• "Schools." Aberdeen Public Schools. n.d. 28 November 2006 <http://www.aberdeen.k12.sd.us/schools.htm>

• "Area Art Events October Through December." ARTiFACTS: Aberdeen Area Arts Council. Oct. 2006: 3

• Art WORKS Cooperative. Aberdeen, South Dakota: Art WORKS Cooperative, 2006

• "Clip & Save." ARTiFACTS: Aberdeen Area Arts Council. Oct. 2006: 2

• Empowering all STUDENTS to Succeed in a Changing World. Aberdeen, South Dakota: Aberdeen School District 6-1, 2006.

• Got a minute or two?. Aberdeen, South Dakota: Aberdeen Christian High School, 2006.

• Hub Area Technical School. anonymous. n.d. Hub Area Technical School, Aberdeen, South Dakota. 27 November 2006 <http://www.hubarea.com/>

• Lindner, JoEllen. "Admissions." Presentation College. n.d. 30 November 2006 <http://www.presentation.edu/Admissions/index.htm>

• Northern State University Theater. Aberdeen, South Dakota: Northern State University, 2006

• Unlimited Opportunities Endless Possibilities, Presentation College. Aberdeen, South Dakota: Presentation College, 2006.

• Avera St. Lukes. "Avera St. Luke's: We're Caring for Life." Aberdeen, South Dakota.

• Avera St. Lukes. "Healthcare Directory and Wellness Guide." Aberdeen, South Dakota.

• American News. "Access Aberdeen." Aberdeen, South Dakota 2006.

• Keast, Bret. "Tomorrow Plan: Planting Seeds for a Better Tomorrow." Aberdeen, South Dakota, Future Land Use Plan 2005.

• Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce. Aberdeen, SD. n.d.

• Don Artz. The Town in the Frog Pond. 1991. Memories, Inc.

• Dacotah Prairie Museum. Aberdeen/Brown County, South Dakota Historical Highlights. n.d.

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Regions	Badlands | Black Hills | Coteau des Prairies | Coteau du Missouri | Pine Ridge | Siouxland This list of regions of the United States includes official (governmental) and non-official areas within the borders of the United States, not including U.S. states, the federal district of Washington, D.C. or standard subentities such as cities or counties. ... The Chinle Badlands at Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. ... The Black Hills The Black Hills are a small, isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming, USA. Set off from the main body of the Rocky Mountains, the region is something of a geological anomaly—accurately described as... The Coteau des Prairies: orange arrows indicate paths of the two lobes of the glacier around either side of the formation. ... The Coteau du Missouri, or Missouri Plateau, is a large plateau that stretches along the eastern side of the valley of the Missouri River in central North Dakota and north central South Dakota in the United States. ... The Pine Ridge is an escarpment between the Niobrara River and the White River in far northwestern Nebraska (a small section extends into South Dakota). ... Siouxland is a general term for the area around Sioux City, Iowa, an area that includes much of northwestern Iowa, the northeast corner of Nebraska and the southeast corner of South Dakota. ...
Cities	Aberdeen | Brandon | Brookings | Huron | Madison | Mitchell | Pierre | Rapid City | Sioux Falls | Spearfish | Sturgis | Vermillion | Watertown | Yankton Cities in South Dakota larger than 2,000 in population (according to the 2000 U.S. Census): Sioux Falls - 123,975 Rapid City - 59,607 Aberdeen - 24,658 Watertown - 20,237 Brookings - 18,504 Mitchell - 14,558 Pierre - 13,876 Yankton - 13,528 Huron - 11,893 Vermillion - 9,765 Spearfish... Brandon is a city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA and is the largest suburb of Sioux Falls. ... Brookings is a city in Brookings County, South Dakota, USA. The population was 18,504 at the 2000 census. ... Huron is a city located in Beadle County, South Dakota. ... Madison is a city located in Lake County, South Dakota. ... Mitchell is a city in Davison County, South Dakota, USA. The population was 14,558 at the 2000 census. ... Location in South Dakota Coordinates: County Hughes County Founded 1880 Government  - Mayor Dennis Eisnach Area  - City 33. ... Rapid City is a city located in the western part of South Dakota and is second largest city in the state of South Dakota after Sioux Falls. ... Sioux Falls (IPA: [su fÉ‘lz]) is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the county seat of Minnehaha County. ... Spearfish is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA. The population was 8,606 at the 2000 census. ... Sturgis is a city in Meade County, South Dakota, USA. The population was 6,442 at the 2000 census. ... Vermillion is a small town in the southeast corner of South Dakota, USA, and the tenth largest city in the state. ... Watertown welcome sign Watertown is a city in Codington County, South Dakota, USA. The population was 20,237 at the 2000 census. ... Yankton is a city in Yankton County, South Dakota, USA. The population was 13,528 at the 2000 census. ...
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