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Moving to Freeman, South Dakota

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Population: 1,317. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,223 (-7.1% change)
Males: 589 (44.7%), Females: 728 (55.3%)

Hutchinson County

Zip code: 57029

Demographics

Median resident age: 48.3 years
Median household income: $29,152
Median house value: $50,900

Population by Race

Races in Freeman:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.2%)

Ancestries: German (67.2%), Norwegian (4.6%), Swiss (4.0%), Danish (3.3%), United States (3.2%), Irish (2.9%).

Elevation: 1514 feet

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Freeman

  • High school or higher: 77.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
  • Unemployed: 0.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Freeman city

  • Never married: 19.9%
  • Now married: 57.7%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 16.8%
  • Divorced: 4.4%

0.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -29 (-2.2%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Freeman:

  • FREEMAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL-CAH (510 E 8TH ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Freeman:

  • PIONEER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL – CAH (about 24 miles; VIBORG, SD)
  • LANDMANN-JUNGMAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 27 miles; SCOTLAND, SD)
  • AVERA SACRED HEART HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; YANKTON, SD)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Freeman:

  • CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 31 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
  • JOE FOSS FIELD (about 51 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
  • BROOKINGS MUNI (about 78 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Freeman:

  • PARKSTON MUNI (about 37 miles; PARKSTON, SD; Abbreviation: 8V3)
  • MARV SKIE-LINCOLN COUNTY (about 45 miles; TEA, SD; Abbreviation: Y14)
  • HOWARD MUNI (about 47 miles; HOWARD, SD; Abbreviation: 8D9)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Freeman:

  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 51 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
  • WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 83 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
  • NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
  • WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 103 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 138 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
  • NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 163 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)

Schools

Public high school in Freeman:

  • FREEMAN HI SCH (Students: 111; Location: 1001 S WIPF ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Freeman:

  • FREEMAN ACADEMY (Students: 71; Location: 748 S MAIN P O BOX 1000; Grades: 5 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Freeman:

  • FREEMAN ELEM (Students: 213; Location: 220 S. WIPF ST; Grades: PK – 06)
  • FREEMAN JR HI (Students: 48; Location: 1001 S WIPF ST; Grades: 07 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Freeman:

  • FREEMAN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $30,790; Location: 185 E 3RD STREET; 10,846 books; 361 audio materials; 691 video materials; 33 serial subscriptions)

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