Clark, South Dakota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,285. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,186 (-7.7% change)
Males: 587 (45.7%), Females: 698 (54.3%)
Clark County
Zip code: 57225
Demographics
Median resident age: 46.9 years
Median household income: $29,432
Median house value: $46,400
Population by Race
Races in Clark:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
Ancestries: German (42.5%), Norwegian (29.8%), Irish (10.4%), English (8.9%), Swedish (4.7%), United States (3.2%).
Elevation: 1845 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Clark
- High school or higher: 79.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Clark city
- Never married: 16.8%
- Now married: 60.4%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 16.1%
- Divorced: 6.1%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -6 (-0.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Clark:
- LAKE AREA HOSPITAL-CAH (about 33 miles; WEBSTER, SD)
- DESMET MEMORIAL HOSP (about 37 miles; DE SMET, SD)
- MEMORIAL CARE UNIT (about 44 miles; WATERTOWN, SD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Clark:
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 41 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)
- HURON REGIONAL (about 48 miles; HURON, SD; Abbreviation: HON)
- ABERDEEN REGIONAL (about 61 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Abbreviation: ABR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Clark:
- CLARK COUNTY (about 3 miles; CLARK, SD; Abbreviation: 8D7)
- THE SIGURD ANDERSON (about 33 miles; WEBSTER, SD; Abbreviation: 1D7)
- WILDER (about 35 miles; DESMET, SD; Abbreviation: 6E5)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clark:
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 124 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 139 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 152 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 153 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 163 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
Schools
Public high school in Clark:
- CLARK HI SCH (Students: 141; Location: 220 N CLINTON; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Clark:
- CLARK ELEM (Students: 214; Location: 200 2ND AVE NW; Grades: PK – 06)
- CLARK JR HI (Students: 56; Location: 220 N CLINTON; Grades: 07 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Clark:
- EMIL M LARSON LIBRARY (Operating income: $16,263; Location: 120 N COMMERCIAL; 6,218 books; 94 audio materials; 49 video materials; 9 serial subscriptions)