Murdo, South Dakota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 612. Estimated population in July 2024: 535 (-12.6% change)
Males: 298 (48.7%), Females: 314 (51.3%)
Jones County
Zip code: 57559
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.2 years
Median household income: $30,104
Median house value: $52,300
Population by Race
Races in Murdo:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
- American Indian (4.1%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (34.2%), Norwegian (11.9%), English (9.2%), Irish (8.2%), United States (6.0%), Dutch (4.7%).
Elevation: 2326 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Murdo
- High school or higher: 80.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Murdo city
- Never married: 21.6%
- Now married: 50.3%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 13.5%
- Divorced: 13.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -69 (-10.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Murdo:
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 47 miles; PIERRE, SD)
- PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL (about 48 miles; ROSEBUD, SD)
- WINNER REGIONAL HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 66 miles; WINNER, SD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Murdo:
- PIERRE REGIONAL (about 45 miles; PIERRE, SD; Abbreviation: PIR)
- RAPID CITY REGIONAL (about 163 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Abbreviation: RAP)
- ELLSWORTH AFB (about 167 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Abbreviation: RCA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Murdo:
- MURDO MUNI (about 3 miles; MURDO, SD; Abbreviation: 8F6)
- WHITE RIVER MUNI (about 24 miles; WHITE RIVER, SD; Abbreviation: 7Q7)
- MISSION SIOUX (about 41 miles; MISSION, SD; Abbreviation: 0V6)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Murdo:
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 174 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 175 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 188 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 198 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
- BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 203 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,205)
- BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 223 miles; SPEARFISH, SD; Full-time enrollment: 3,190)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 238 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
Schools
Public high school in Murdo:
- JONES CO HI SCH (Students: 76; Location: 404 JACKSON AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Murdo:
- MURDO ELEM (Students: 74; Location: 305 JEFFERSON AVE; Grades: PK – 06)
- JONES CO JR HI (Students: 29; Location: 404 JACKSON AVE; Grades: 07 – 08)