Moving to Chancellor, South Dakota

Population: 328. Estimated population in July 2024: 315 (-4.0% change)
Males: 156 (47.6%), Females: 172 (52.4%)

Turner County

Zip code: 57015

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.3 years
Median household income: $30,500
Median house value: $49,800

Population by Race

Races in Chancellor:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)

Ancestries: German (47.9%), Norwegian (20.1%), United States (7.9%), Dutch (6.1%), Swedish (3.7%), Arab (2.4%).

Elevation: 1367 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Chancellor

  • High school or higher: 77.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
  • Unemployed: 1.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chancellor town

  • Never married: 23.8%
  • Now married: 62.6%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 4.9%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +21 (+6.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Chancellor:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Chancellor:

  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 23 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
  • CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 42 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 65 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Chancellor:

  • MARV SKIE-LINCOLN COUNTY (about 15 miles; TEA, SD; Abbreviation: Y14)
  • CANTON MUNI (about 30 miles; CANTON, SD; Abbreviation: 7G9)
  • HAWARDEN MUNI (about 42 miles; HAWARDEN, IA; Abbreviation: 2Y2)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chancellor:

  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 39 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 80 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 109 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 112 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 135 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)

Public primary/middle school in Chancellor:

  • CHANCELLOR ELEM (Students: 129; Location: 401 1ST ST; Grades: KG – 05)