Bowdle, South Dakota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 571. Estimated population in July 2024: 523 (-8.4% change)
Males: 264 (46.2%), Females: 307 (53.8%)

Edmunds County

Zip code: 57428

Demographics

Median resident age: 47.1 years
Median household income: $25,417
Median house value: $27,900

Population by Race

Races in Bowdle:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.3%)

Ancestries: German (57.4%), Russian (14.5%), Norwegian (7.2%), United States (4.2%), Dutch (2.1%), French (2.1%).

Elevation: 2004 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bowdle

  • High school or higher: 63.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 10.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bowdle city

  • Never married: 13.3%
  • Now married: 67.3%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 16.3%
  • Divorced: 3.0%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -16 (-2.7%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Bowdle:

  • BOWDLE HOSPITAL – CAH (8001 W 5TH)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Bowdle:

  • HOLY INFANT HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; HOVEN, SD)
  • EUREKA COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES-CAH (about 24 miles; EUREKA, SD)
  • GETTYSBURG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 41 miles; GETTYSBURG, SD)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bowdle:

  • ABERDEEN REGIONAL (about 86 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Abbreviation: ABR)
  • PIERRE REGIONAL (about 87 miles; PIERRE, SD; Abbreviation: PIR)
  • BISMARCK MUNI (about 118 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Abbreviation: BIS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bowdle:

  • BOWDLE MUNI (about 2 miles; BOWDLE, SD; Abbreviation: 5P3)
  • HOVEN MUNI (about 17 miles; HOVEN, SD; Abbreviation: 9F8)
  • EUREKA MUNI (about 23 miles; EUREKA, SD; Abbreviation: 3W8)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bowdle:

  • NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 119 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
  • BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 123 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,205)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 212 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 213 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 219 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
  • MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 224 miles; MINOT, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)

Schools

Public high school in Bowdle:

  • BOWDLE HI SCH (Students: 39; Location: 3083 2ND AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Bowdle:

  • BOWDLE ELEM (Students: 81; Location: 3083 2ND AVE; Grades: PK – 06)
  • BOWDLE JR HI (Students: 19; Location: 3083 2ND AVE; Grades: 07 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Bowdle:

  • REVEREND MARTIN BIEBER PUBLIC LIB (Operating income: $11,640; 7,910 books; 71 audio materials; 204 video materials; 20 serial subscriptions)