Gregory, South Dakota | |
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Location in Gregory County and the state of South Dakota |
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Coordinates: 43°14′2″N 99°25′43″W / 43.23389°N 99.42861°WCoordinates: 43°14′2″N 99°25′43″W / 43.23389°N 99.42861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | South Dakota |
County | Gregory |
Incorporated | December 7, 1908 |
Government | |
• Type | Aldermanic Form |
• Mayor | Dan DeSmet |
• City Administrator | Al Cerny |
• Ward I | Gerrie Soper, Chad Peck |
• Ward II | Maurice Schlaht, Blane Bartling |
• Ward III | Tim Mills, Kevin Mikkelsen |
Area | |
• Total | 1.71 sq mi (4.43 km2) |
• Land | 1.71 sq mi (4.43 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 2,169 ft (661 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,295 |
• Estimate (2015) | 1,254 |
• Density | 757.3/sq mi (292.4/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 57533 |
Area code(s) | 605 |
FIPS code | 46-26180 |
GNIS feature ID | 1255368 |
Website | http://www.cityofgregory.com/ |
Gregory is a city in Gregory County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,295 at the 2010 census.
Gregory was laid out in 1904. The city took its name from its location in Gregory County. A post office has called Gregory been in operation since 1904. The local paper for Gregory and the surrounding county, the Gregory Times-Advocate, was founded in 1910.
On May 8, 1965, an F5 tornado touched down on the town without causing any fatalities.
Gregory is located at 43°14′2″N 99°25′43″W / 43.23389°N 99.42861°W (43.233924, -99.428580).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.71 square miles (4.43 km2), all of it land.
Gregory has been assigned the ZIP code 57533 and the FIPS place code 26180.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,295 people, 611 households, and 326 families residing in the city. The population density was 757.3 inhabitants per square mile (292.4/km2). There were 730 housing units at an average density of 426.9 per square mile (164.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 90.3% White, 0.2% African American, 6.8% Native American, 0.6% Asian, and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population.