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

Population: 859. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,077 (+25.4% change)
Males: 430 (50.1%), Females: 429 (49.9%)

Minnehaha County

Zip code: 57020

Demographics

Median resident age: 29.9 years
Median household income: $54,583
Median house value: $90,700

Population by Race

Races in Crooks:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (45.1%), Norwegian (21.4%), Irish (10.6%), English (8.0%), United States (7.5%), Dutch (7.2%).

Elevation: 1592 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Crooks

  • High school or higher: 93.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
  • Unemployed: 1.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Crooks city

  • Never married: 25.1%
  • Now married: 66.0%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 1.6%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

0.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +189 (+28.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Crooks:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Crooks:

  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 9 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 44 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
  • CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 65 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Crooks:

  • MARV SKIE-LINCOLN COUNTY (about 15 miles; TEA, SD; Abbreviation: Y14)
  • FLANDREAU MUNI (about 29 miles; FLANDREAU, SD; Abbreviation: 4P3)
  • CANTON MUNI (about 30 miles; CANTON, SD; Abbreviation: 7G9)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Crooks:

  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 60 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 96 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 101 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 132 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 133 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)