South Shore, South Dakota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 270. Estimated population in July 2024: 260 (-3.7% change)
Males: 131 (48.5%), Females: 139 (51.5%)
Codington County
Zip code: 57263
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.0 years
Median household income: $28,250
Median house value: $43,300
Population by Race
Races in South Shore:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (60.0%), Norwegian (17.8%), Swedish (7.8%), Irish (6.7%), Danish (5.2%), English (4.4%).
Elevation: 1862 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in South Shore
- High school or higher: 81.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 7.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in South Shore town
- Never married: 24.7%
- Now married: 57.5%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 6.4%
- Divorced: 10.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +9 (+3.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near South Shore:
- MEMORIAL CARE UNIT (about 19 miles; WATERTOWN, SD)
- PRAIRIE LAKES HOSP & CARE CTR (about 19 miles; WATERTOWN, SD)
- ST BERNARDS PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL – CAH (about 24 miles; MILBANK, SD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to South Shore:
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 21 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; Abbreviation: ATY)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 56 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Abbreviation: BKX)
- HURON REGIONAL (about 102 miles; HURON, SD; Abbreviation: HON)
Other public-use airports nearest to South Shore:
- MILBANK MUNI (about 28 miles; MILBANK, SD; Abbreviation: 1D1)
- CLEAR LAKE MUNI (about 29 miles; CLEAR LAKE, SD; Abbreviation: 5H3)
- ORTONVILLE MUNI-MARTINSON FIELD (about 38 miles; ORTONVILLE, MN; Abbreviation: VVV)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South Shore:
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 84 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 112 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 127 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
- CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 127 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 127 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
Schools
Public high school in South Shore:
- SOUTH SHORE HI SCH (Students: 42; Location: 203 S SCHOOL ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in South Shore:
- SOUTH SHORE ELEM (Students: 55; Location: 203 S SCHOOL ST; Grades: PK – 06)
- SOUTH SHORE JR HI (Students: 16; Location: 203 S SCHOOL ST; Grades: 07 – 08)