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)