Moving to Scotland, South Dakota
Population: 891. Estimated population in July 2024: 830 (-6.8% change)
Males: 407 (45.7%), Females: 484 (54.3%)
Bon Homme County
Zip code: 57059
Demographics
Median resident age: 50.7 years
Median household income: $28,984
Median house value: $34,500
Population by Race
Races in Scotland:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (57.1%), Czech (10.2%), Norwegian (8.0%), English (7.2%), Irish (5.3%), United States (3.1%).
Elevation: 1348 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Scotland
- High school or higher: 73.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 2.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Scotland city
- Never married: 13.1%
- Now married: 65.1%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 13.9%
- Divorced: 7.3%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -84 (-8.6%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Scotland:
- LANDMANN-JUNGMAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (600 BILLARS)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Scotland:
- ST MICHAEL’S HOSPITAL – CAH (about 15 miles; TYNDALL, SD)
- FREEMAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL-CAH (about 22 miles; FREEMAN, SD)
- AVERA ST BENEDICT HEALTH CENTER (about 23 miles; PARKSTON, SD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Scotland:
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 29 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 74 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Abbreviation: FSD)
- KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 83 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Scotland:
- PARKSTON MUNI (about 23 miles; PARKSTON, SD; Abbreviation: 8V3)
- SPRINGFIELD MUNI (about 24 miles; SPRINGFIELD, SD; Abbreviation: Y03)
- WAGNER MUNI (about 40 miles; WAGNER, SD; Abbreviation: AGZ)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Scotland:
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 59 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 80 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 86 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 111 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,639)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 162 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 166 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
Schools
Public high school in Scotland:
- SCOTLAND HI SCH (Students: 118; Location: 711 4TH ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Scotland:
- SCOTLAND ELEM (Students: 118; Location: 720 1ST ST; Grades: PK – 06)
- SCOTLAND JR HI (Students: 54; Location: 711 4TH ST; Grades: 07 – 08)
- MAXWELL COLONY (Students: 39; Location: 42805 MAXWELL RD; Grades: KG – 08)
Libraries
Library in Scotland:
- SCOTLAND COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $16,641; Location: 711 4TH ST; 6,672 books; 182 audio materials; 280 video materials; 41 serial subscriptions)