Moving to Saint Lawrence, South Dakota

Population: 210. Estimated population in July 2024: 182 (-13.3% change)
Males: 99 (47.1%), Females: 111 (52.9%)

Hand County

Zip code: 57373

Demographics

Median resident age: 44.0 years
Median household income: $32,031
Median house value: $32,100

Population by Race

Races in St. Lawrence:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
• Hispanic (1.4%)
• American Indian (1.4%)
• Two or more races (1.4%)

Ancestries: German (42.9%), Irish (18.6%), English (11.9%), Norwegian (7.6%), United States (6.2%), French (4.3%).

Elevation: 1560 feet

Land area: 1.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in St. Lawrence

• High school or higher: 76.9%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
• Unemployed: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 12.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in St. Lawrence town

• Never married: 13.3%
• Now married: 68.5%
• Separated: 1.8%
• Widowed: 7.9%
• Divorced: 8.5%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -9 (-4.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near St. Lawrence:

• HAND COUNTY MEM HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; MILLER, SD)
• COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL – CAH (about 37 miles; REDFIELD, SD)
• AVERA WESKOTA MEMORIAL MED CTR – CAH (about 39 miles; WESSINGTON SPRINGS, SD)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to St. Lawrence:

• HURON REGIONAL (about 51 miles; HURON, SD; Abbreviation: HON)
• ABERDEEN REGIONAL (about 73 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Abbreviation: ABR)
• PIERRE REGIONAL (about 94 miles; PIERRE, SD; Abbreviation: PIR)

Other public-use airports nearest to St. Lawrence:

• MILLER MUNI (about 1 miles; MILLER, SD; Abbreviation: MKA)
• HIGHMORE MUNI (about 35 miles; HIGHMORE, SD; Abbreviation: 9D0)
• FAULKTON MUNI (about 37 miles; FAULKTON, SD; Abbreviation: 3FU)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Lawrence:

• NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
• SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 149 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 181 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
• UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 200 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
• NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 202 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
• NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 202 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
• BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 204 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,205)