Mitchell, South Dakota

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|leader_name              = Bob Everson {{cn|date=August 2023}}
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|established_date3        = 1883<ref name="incorporated">{{cite web|title=SD Towns|publisher=[[South Dakota State Historical Society]]|access-date=February 14, 2010|url=http://history.sd.gov/Archives/forms/exhibits/SD%20Towns.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210030454/http://history.sd.gov/Archives/forms/exhibits/SD%20Towns.pdf|archive-date=February 10, 2010}}</ref>
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|population_total         = 15660
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'''Mitchell''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Davison County, South Dakota|Davison County]], [[South Dakota]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The population was 15,660 at the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]] making it the [[List of cities in South Dakota|sixth most populous city in South Dakota]].<ref name=USCensus>{{cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau: Mitchell city, South Dakota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US4643100 |website=www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=30 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

Mitchell is the principal city of the [[Mitchell, South Dakota micropolitan area|Mitchell Micropolitan Statistical Area]], which includes all of Davison and [[Hanson County, South Dakota|Hanson]] counties.

==History==
The first settlement at Mitchell was made in 1879.<ref>{{cite book|author=Federal Writers' Project|author-link=Federal Writers' Project|title=South Dakota place-names, v.1-3|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027015455;view=1up;seq=135|year=1940|publisher=University of South Dakota|page=50}}</ref> Mitchell was incorporated in 1883.<ref name="incorporated"/> It was named for Milwaukee banker [[Alexander Mitchell (Wisconsin politician)|Alexander Mitchell]], President of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad ([[Milwaukee Road]]).<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA184|year=1908|page=184}}</ref>

==Geography==
Mitchell is located on the [[James River (Dakotas)|James River]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|12.14|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|11.14|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|1.00|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-06-21|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archive-date=2012-01-25}}</ref>

==Climate==

Mitchell has a humid continental climate, the [[Upper Midwest]], with cold winters and warm sometimes humid summers. Average daytime summer temperatures range from 86&nbsp;°F (30&nbsp;°C) during the day, and 62&nbsp;°F (16&nbsp;°C) during the night, and winter daytime temperatures average 26&nbsp;°F (-3&nbsp;°C) during the day, and 4&nbsp;°F ( -15&nbsp;°C) during the night. Most of the precipitation falls during the summer months, the wettest month being June, with an average of 3.52 inches (89.4&nbsp;mm) of rain, and the driest month is January, with only 0.47 inches (11.9&nbsp;mm) of rain. Mitchell is located in [[Tornado Alley]], so thunderstorms, often spawning tornadoes, can be expected.

{{Weather box 
|location = Mitchell, South Dakota (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1893−present)
|single line = Y
|width = auto
|Jan record high F = 68
|Feb record high F = 72
|Mar record high F = 95
|Apr record high F = 97
|May record high F = 108
|Jun record high F = 111
|Jul record high F = 116
|Aug record high F = 115
|Sep record high F = 106
|Oct record high F = 96
|Nov record high F = 84
|Dec record high F = 70
|year record high F = 116

|Jan avg record high F = 50.6
|Feb avg record high F = 56.6
|Mar avg record high F = 71.8
|Apr avg record high F = 83.1
|May avg record high F = 90.3
|Jun avg record high F = 95.0
|Jul avg record high F = 99.0
|Aug avg record high F = 96.1
|Sep avg record high F = 92.8
|Oct avg record high F = 84.3
|Nov avg record high F = 69.2
|Dec avg record high F = 52.7
|year avg record high F = 100.4

|Jan high F = 27.3
|Feb high F = 32.4
|Mar high F = 45.2
|Apr high F = 58.6
|May high F = 70.3
|Jun high F = 80.9
|Jul high F = 87.0
|Aug high F = 84.0
|Sep high F = 76.1
|Oct high F = 60.9
|Nov high F = 44.8
|Dec high F = 30.8
|year high F = 58.2
|Jan mean F = 18.3
|Feb mean F = 22.9
|Mar mean F = 35.1
|Apr mean F = 47.6
|May mean F = 59.5
|Jun mean F = 70.2
|Jul mean F = 76.1
|Aug mean F = 73.0
|Sep mean F = 64.6
|Oct mean F = 50.0
|Nov mean F = 35.1
|Dec mean F = 22.7
|year mean F = 47.9
|Jan low F = 9.3
|Feb low F = 13.4
|Mar low F = 25.1
|Apr low F = 36.5
|May low F = 48.7
|Jun low F = 59.5
|Jul low F = 65.3
|Aug low F = 62.1
|Sep low F = 53.0
|Oct low F = 39.1
|Nov low F = 25.5
|Dec low F = 14.5
|year low F = 37.7

|Jan avg record low F = -14.9
|Feb avg record low F = -9.6
|Mar avg record low F = 0.8
|Apr avg record low F = 18.8
|May avg record low F = 32.6
|Jun avg record low F = 46.2
|Jul avg record low F = 51.3
|Aug avg record low F = 48.7
|Sep avg record low F = 34.3
|Oct avg record low F = 20.2
|Nov avg record low F = 5.5
|Dec avg record low F = -8.1
|year avg record low F = -19.6

|Jan record low F = −38
|Feb record low F = −40
|Mar record low F = −23
|Apr record low F = 1
|May record low F = 18
|Jun record low F = 31
|Jul record low F = 34
|Aug record low F = 34
|Sep record low F = 11
|Oct record low F = -8
|Nov record low F = −22
|Dec record low F = −34
|year record low F = -40
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.61
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.76
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.26
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.76
|May precipitation inch = 3.69
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.95
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.02
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.09
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.64
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.11
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.12
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.77
|year precipitation inch = 25.78
|Jan snow inch = 5.6
|Feb snow inch = 8.3
|Mar snow inch = 5.8
|Apr snow inch = 6.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.6
|Nov snow inch = 4.1
|Dec snow inch = 10.2
|year snow inch = 40.6
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 5.0
|Feb precipitation days = 6.2
|Mar precipitation days = 6.9
|Apr precipitation days = 8.8
|May precipitation days = 11.8
|Jun precipitation days = 10.5
|Jul precipitation days = 6.7
|Aug precipitation days = 8.0
|Sep precipitation days = 7.3
|Oct precipitation days = 7.9
|Nov precipitation days = 3.5
|Dec precipitation days = 6.4
|year precipitation days = 89.0
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 4.8
|Feb snow days = 5.3
|Mar snow days = 4.0
|Apr snow days = 1.7
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.6
|Nov snow days = 1.8
|Dec snow days = 5.8
|year snow days = 24.0
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= NOAA>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=fsd
| title = NowData − NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = October 14, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00395669&format=pdf
| title = Station: Mitchell, SD
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991−2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = October 14, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 320
|1890= 2217
|1900= 4055
|1910= 6515
|1920= 8478
|1930= 10942
|1940= 10633
|1950= 12123
|1960= 12555
|1970= 13425
|1980= 13916
|1990= 13798
|2000= 14558
|2010= 15254
|2020= 15660
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 23, 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:46&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-06-21}}</ref> of 2010, there were 15,254 people, 6,696 households, and 3,641 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1369.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 7,120 housing units at an average density of {{convert|639.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 93.6% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 3.0% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.5% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.6% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.7% of the population.

There were 6,696 households, of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.6% were non-families. 38.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.88.

The median age in the city was 36.8 years. 22.6% of residents were under the age of 18; 12.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.8% were from 25 to 44; 23.9% were from 45 to 64; and 18.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.8% male and 51.2% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 14,558 people, 6,121 households, and 3,599 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,475.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 6,555 housing units at an average density of {{convert|664.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.63% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.32% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.40% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.45% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.29% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.87% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.77% of the population.

There were 6,121 households, out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.2% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 13.4% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $31,308, and the median income for a family was $43,095. Males had a median income of $30,881 versus $20,794 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,888. About 8.8% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Attractions==
[[File:City Hall, Mitchell SD (8115365404).jpg|thumb|Mitchell City Hall]]
Mitchell is home of the [[Corn Palace]]. The Corn Palace is decorated with several colors of dried corn and grains, creating murals. The theme of the external murals is changed yearly at fall harvest; internal murals are changed approximately every ten years. The building itself is used for several purposes including a basketball arena, the local high school prom, trade shows, staged entertainment, and the Shriner's Circus.

[[Image:Mitchell corn palace.jpg|thumb|left|Street view of the Corn Palace]]

Mitchell is also the home of the [[Dakota Discovery Museum]], whose mission is to present and preserve the history of the prairie and the people who settled it.  The museum covers the time period from 1600, when the Native Americans were still largely undiscovered, to 1939, the end of the [[Great Depression]].  The museum holds one of the most complete and pristine collections of American Indian quill and bead-works.  The Dakota Discovery Museum also features artists such as [[Harvey Dunn]], [[James Earle Fraser (sculptor)|James Earle Fraser]], [[Charles Hargens]] and [[Oscar Howe]].  In the village area behind the main building are four authentic historical buildings, including an 1885 one-room school house and the fully furnished 1886 Victorian-Italianate home of the co-founder of the Corn Palace, Louis Beckwith.  Two new features of the museum are Discovery Land, a hands-on activity area for children ages five to ten, and the Heritage Gardens Project, which brings indigenous plants to the gardens surrounding the museum and historical buildings.

The [http://www.mitchellindianvillage.org/ Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village], [[Mitchell Site|an archaeological site]] where scientists are excavating a Native American village, is another attraction in the city. The site, near Lake Mitchell, is believed to have been occupied by ancestors of the present-day [[Mandan]], who now reside in [[North Dakota]].  The excavation is unique in that it is enclosed by an Archeodome, a climate-controlled building built over the site, which allows scientists to continue their excavation work year-round.

The Mitchell area also boasts several state [[champion tree]]s: [[Prunus serotina|Black Cherry]], [[Black Locust]], [[Siberian Elm]], and [[Tulip Tree]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sdda.sd.gov/conservation-forestry/big-tree-register/current-list/|title=SDDA - File Not Found|website=sdda.sd.gov|access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref>

Mitchell was featured in the seventeenth episode of the Small Town News Podcast, an improv comedy podcast that takes listeners on a fun and silly virtual trip to a small town in America each week, in which the hosts improvise scenes inspired by local newspaper stories.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.buzzsprout.com/1011646 | title=Small Town News }}</ref>

==Education==
The campus of [[Dakota Wesleyan University]] is located in southwest Mitchell.

==Sports==
The [[South Dakota Gold]] was a professional [[basketball]] club that competed in the [[International Basketball Association]] in the 2000–01 season.

==Media==
===AM Radio===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center" colspan="6"|'''[[AM radio]] stations'''
|-
!Frequency!!Call sign!!Name!!Format!!Owner!!City
|-
|1490 AM & 101.3 FM||[[KORN (AM)|KORN]]||KORN News Radio 1490||[[News/Talk]]/[[Sports radio|Sports]]||[[Nedved Media, LLC]]||Mitchell
|}

===FM Radio===
{|class="wikitable"
!align="center" colspan="7"|'''[[FM radio]] stations'''
|-
!Frequency!!Call sign!!Name!!Format!!Owner!!Target city/[[media market|market]]!![[City of license]]
|-
|89.7 FM||[[K-Love|K209FX]]||K-Love||[[Contemporary Christian music|Contemporary Christian]]||Educational Media Foundation||Mitchell||Mitchell
|-
|90.9 FM||[[South Dakota Public Broadcasting|K215AI]]||South Dakota Public Broadcasting||[[National Public Radio|NPR]]||SD Board of Directors for Educational Telecommunications||Mitchell||Mitchell
|-
|92.1 FM||[[KORN-FM]]||KORN Country 92.1||[[Mainstream Country]]||Nedved Media, LLC||Mitchell||Mitchell
|-
|93.3 FM||[[KJRV]]||Big Jim 93.3||[[Classic rock|Classic Rock]]||Dakota Communications||Huron/Mitchell||Wessington Springs
|-
|95.5 FM||[[KMIT (FM)|K238BA]]||More 95.5||[[Adult contemporary music|AC]]||Saga Communications of South Dakota, LLC||Mitchell||Mitchell
|-
|98.3 FM||[[KUQL]]||Kool 98.3||[[Oldies]]||Saga Communications of South Dakota, LLC||Mitchell||Wessington Springs
|-
|103.5 FM||[[KMIT (FM)|K238BA]]||More 95.5||[[Adult contemporary music|AC]]||Saga Communications of South Dakota, LLC||Mitchell||Mitchell
|-
|105.9 FM||[[KMIT (FM)|KMIT]]||Hot Country KMIT||[[Country music|Country]]||Saga Communications of South Dakota, LLC||Mitchell||Mitchell
|-
|107.3 FM||[[KQRN]]||Q107.3 ||[[Adult hits]], <br/> and <br/>[[Top 40]] [[Rock music|Rock]] and [[Pop music|Pop Hits]]||Nedved Media, LLC||Mitchell
|Mitchell 
|}

===Newspaper===
''[[The Mitchell Republic]]'' is Mitchell's twice weekly print and daily e-paper, owned by the [[Forum Communications Company]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Zaleski|first=Jack|title=Forum Communications Company: A Narrative History 1980-2018|publisher=Forum Communications Company}}</ref>

==Transportation==
Intercity bus service to the city is provided by [[Jefferson Lines]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jeffersonlines.com/bus-stops/south-dakota/|title=South Dakota Bus Stops|access-date=July 20, 2023}}</ref>

==Notable people==
[[File:Clock at Rotary Park.jpg|thumb|The clock at Rotary Park, across the street from the Corn Palace]]
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* [[Ordell Braase]], former NFL player and broadcaster
* [[Israel Greene]], adjutant of the Confederate Marine Corps
* [[James S. Hyde]], biophysicist
* [[Dusty Johnson]], US Congressman, former [[South Dakota Public Utilities Commission|PUC Commissioner]], and chief of staff to the Governor
* [[John Bailey Jones]], retired [[United States federal judge]]
* [[George McGovern]], former [[United States House of Representatives|Representative]] and [[United States Senate|Senator]] from South Dakota and [[U.S. presidential election, 1972|1972]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee for [[President of the United States|President]], grew up in Mitchell, and lived there until his death in 2012.
* [[Mike Miller (basketball player)|Mike Miller]], former NBA [[basketball]] player, a two-time NBA champion.
* [[Adam Morrison]], [[basketball]] player, briefly lived in Mitchell as a young child while his father was coaching at Dakota Wesleyan.
* [[Gary Owens]], voice actor and Disc Jockey
* [[David Rumelhart]], Cognitive Psychologist who co-developed key neural network AI method [[Backpropagation]] with [[Geoffrey Hinton]] and [[Ronald J. Williams]]
* [[Howard Rushmore]], journalist and investigative reporter

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Mitchell, South Dakota}}
{{Wikivoyage|Mitchell (South Dakota)}}
* [http://www.cityofmitchell.org/ Mitchell, SD government website]
* [http://www.mitchellrepublic.com/ Mitchell Daily Republic] - Local newspaper
* [http://www.oldstratforduponavon.com/mitchellsd Vintage Postcards of Mitchell]
* {{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Mitchell|short=x}}

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