- North Sioux City, South Dakota
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North Sioux City, South Dakota — City — Location in Union County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 42°31′52″N 96°29′44″W / 42.53111°N 96.49556°WCoordinates: 42°31′52″N 96°29′44″W / 42.53111°N 96.49556°W Country United States State South Dakota County Union Incorporated 1951[1] Area – Total 2.2 sq mi (5.9 km2) – Land 2.2 sq mi (5.8 km2) – Water 0 sq mi (0.1 km2) Elevation 1,099 ft (335 m) Population (2010) – Total 2,530 – Density 1,150/sq mi (436.2/km2) Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) – Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP code 57049 Area code(s) 605 FIPS code 46-45700[2] GNIS feature ID 1256778[3] North Sioux City is a city in Union County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,530 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Sioux City, IA–NE–SD Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Geography
North Sioux City is located at 42°31′52″N 96°29′44″W / 42.53111°N 96.49556°W (42.530999, -96.495494),[4] bounded on the east by the Big Sioux River[5] and on the west by the oxbow McCook Lake.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), of which, 2.2 square miles (5.7 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (1.32%) is water.
North Sioux City has been assigned the ZIP code 57049 and the FIPS place code 45700.
History
The southern tip of this land between the Missouri River from the west and south and the Big Sioux River from the north and east was a meeting place for Native American Indians traveling the two rivers. Area tribes current to the 1804 Lewis and Clark expedition were the Omaha, Yankton Dakota and Ponca, all Siouan language speakers.
French-Canadian farmer Joseph La Plant, born ca. 1823 in Indiana, settled at Sioux Point in 1849 and is listed with other early settlers in the 1860 census as living "Between Big Sioux and Big Stone Lake" in the "Unorganized" area of Minnesota, with the closest post office located immediately down and across the rivers in Sioux City, Iowa.
Demographics
Historical populations Census Pop. %± 1990 2,019 — 2000 2,288 13.3% 2010 2,530 10.6% As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 2,288 people, 916 households, and [1] 621 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,021.7 people per square mile (394.4/km²). There were 953 housing units at an average density of 425.6 per square mile (164.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.32% White, 0.61% African American, 0.79% Native American, 1.05% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.57% from other races, and 1.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.49% of the population.
There were 916 households out of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 106.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $39,333, and the median income for a family was $44,926. Males had a median income of $31,800 versus $22,480 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,416. About 5.0% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over.
Major businesses
North Sioux City is the former home of Gateway, Inc., the area's most well-known employer. At its height, Gateway employed over 6000 employees. After Acer Computers bought out the majority of Gateway (MPC of Idaho purchased the business portion) in late 2007, several layoffs have taken place. Fewer than 100 people have jobs at the original facility. Acer has expressed interest in selling the facility.
Other companies are renting from the facility, including Alorica, which absorbed a number of Gateway phone jobs. They are handling the AT&T account.
On August 18, 2008, MPC announced the lay-offs of 55 people currently employed (who were all former Gateway employees). On October 17, 2008 MPC laid-off 98 more employees at the former Gateway facility, many of whom were former Gateway employees.
References
- ^ "SD Towns". South Dakota State Historical Society. http://history.sd.gov/Archives/forms/exhibits/SD%20Towns.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ DeLorme (2001) South Dakota Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-330-3
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Municipalities and communities of Union County, South Dakota Cities 
Township Alcester | Big Sioux | Big Springs | Brule | Civil Bend | Elk Point | Emmet | Jefferson | Prairie | Richland | Sioux Valley | Spink | Virginia
Unincorporated
communitiesAlsen | Dakota Dunes | Emmet | Richland
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Cities in South Dakota
- Populated places in Union County, South Dakota
- Sioux City metropolitan area
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