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

Population: 700. Estimated population in July 2024: 700 (0.0% change)
Males: 332 (47.4%), Females: 368 (52.6%)

McCook County

Zip code: 57012

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.2 years
Median household income: $31,389
Median house value: $53,400

Population by Race

Races in Canistota:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (48.4%), Irish (11.6%), Norwegian (9.9%), Dutch (8.4%), Danish (6.3%), English (5.0%).

Elevation: 1549 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Canistota

  • High school or higher: 75.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Canistota city

  • Never married: 18.1%
  • Now married: 57.0%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 15.4%
  • Divorced: 8.5%

0.9% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +92 (+15.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Canistota:

  • FREEMAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL-CAH (about 22 miles; FREEMAN, SD)
  • MADISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; MADISON, SD)
  • PIONEER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL – CAH (about 30 miles; VIBORG, SD)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Canistota:

  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 39 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
  • CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 48 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 59 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Canistota:

  • MADISON MUNI (about 32 miles; MADISON, SD; Abbreviation: MDS)
  • HOWARD MUNI (about 34 miles; HOWARD, SD; Abbreviation: 8D9)
  • MARV SKIE-LINCOLN COUNTY (about 36 miles; TEA, SD; Abbreviation: Y14)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Canistota:

  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 60 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 97 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 109 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 118 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 121 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 154 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)

Schools

Public high school in Canistota:

  • CANISTOTA HI SCH (Students: 98; Location: 421 4TH AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Canistota:

  • CANISTOTA ELEM (Students: 141; Location: 421 4TH AVE; Grades: PK – 06)
  • CANISTOTA JR HI (Students: 39; Location: 421 4TH AVE; Grades: 07 – 08)