Brookings, South Dakota
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Brookings is a city in Brookings County, South Dakota
, United States
. Brookings is the fourth largest city in South Dakota, with a population of 22,056 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat
of Brookings County, and home to South Dakota State University
, the largest institution of higher education
in the state. The mayor is Tim Reed.
's pioneer promoters, Wilmot Wood Brookings
. Brookings
set out for the Dakota Territory
in June 1857. He arrived at Sioux Falls on August 27, 1857, and became one of the first settlers there. He and his group represented the Western Town Company. After a time in Sioux Falls, Brookings
and a companion set out for the Yankton
area to locate a town in an area that was soon to be ceded by the Native Americans
. This trip was begun in January 1858, and the two soon encountered a blizzard that froze Brookings
' feet which both had to be amputated.
He rose to a high position in the Territory, once being a member of the Squatter Territorial Legislature and later being elected Squatter Governor. Brookings
then became appointed superintendent of a road that was to be built from the Minnesota state line west to the Missouri River
about 30 miles north of Ft. Pierre. It was during the construction of this road that Brookings
came into contact with land that was part of this county at the time. Because of his drive to settle the Dakota Territory
, Brookings County and city were named for a spirited pioneer promoter. Wilmot W. Brookings made settlement of this area a real possibility for many people.
in 1857. Up to this point, the area had been traveled and utilized by only Native Americans, with a few indistinct traces left showing the penetration of the area by explorers, missionaries, trappers, and traders. Along with Sioux Falls and Flandreau, Medary was one of the first three European settlements to be established in South Dakota
.
The first actual site of Medary was located by the Dakota Land Company out of Minnesota
which was led by Alpheus G. Fuller and Major Franklin J. DeWitt and accompanied by engineer Samuel A. Medary, Jr. In 1857, the men put up quarters in preparation to live out the winter in Medary. Many other settlers moved into the area in 1858. But in the spring of that year, a large group of Yankton and Yanktonnia Indians drove the settlers from the area, and Medary remained nearly abandoned for the next 11 years.
In 1869, a group of 10 Norwegian pioneers moved west into the Dakota Territory
and resettled the area of Medary, which was located about four and one half miles south of present-day Brookings. The county of Brookings was formally organized in Medary in the cabin of Martin Trygstad on July 3, 1871. The original boundaries of the county extended to two miles south of Flandreau, until the territorial legislature relocated the boundaries of the county to the current location on January 8, 1873. Two other small settlements, Oakwood and Fountain, appeared in the Brookings County area around this time. All three settlements hoped that they would be the lucky town by which the railroad would decide to lay tracks through as it moved westward.
. These people are evidenced by mounds found around the Oakwood Lakes area where early inhabitants buried their dead. The Mound Builders have left their legacy to us in the mounds, stone hammers, and stone implements that later Indians and white settlers found as they traversed the area. Many of the Sioux Indians and branches of the Sioux tribe made the area their home, also. Their presence has been accounted by white settlers.
The first white men assumed to have ventured into the Brookings area were fur traders as early as 1750. However, the first white man definitely known to have trekked the Brookings County area was a fur-trader named Joseph LaFramboise. LaFramboise established a trading post near what is now Flandreau. He operated the trading post from 1822 to 1827. It is likely that during the time of his operating the trading post that LaFramboise made his way into the southeastern part of Brookings County.
In a letter sent to Chicago
on September 30, 1879, Land Commissioner Charles E. Simmons communicated the layout of the series of towns in Brookings County to be passed through by the railroad. These towns were to be Aurora, Brookings, and Volga. Many merchants of Medary and Fountain packed up their businesses and belongings and moved to Brookings, which was surveyed and platted on October 3 and 4, 1879. Fountain ceased to exist after this turn of events, while Medary and Oakwood continued to exist for a while but eventually faded away. A monument still stands at the site of the old Medary as a reminder of the people who once lived there.
The railroad crossed the Minnesota
state line and into Brookings County on October 2, 1879. With tracks being built at about one mile per day, the track and first train reached Brookings' Main Street on October 18, 1879. The railroad station was opened a month later.
The unemployment rate in Brookings is 3.1 percent, with a projected ten-year job growth of 20.6 percent.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 12 square miles (31.1 km²), of which, 11.9 square miles (30.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (0.58%) is water.
Brookings has been assigned the ZIP code
range 57006-57007 and the FIPS place code 07580.
(Köppen climate classification
) Dfb, with summer wetter than winter, and average temperature of the warmest month under 72°F (22°C). The average temperature during summer is 69°F (20°C) and during winter the average temperature drops to 15°F (-9°C). The maximum temperature recorded in the city is 109°F (42°C) and the minimum −41°F (−41°C).
Winter lasts from late November to early March, during this time temperatures may not rise above freezing point, forming accumulation of layers of snow called snowpack, in which can cause spring floods due to sudden melting when temperatures start to rise. Snow accumulation at the end of the winter average 20 inches (50 cm).
Spring is a time of major transition, March is the month with most snowfall, although with higher temperatures during this period snow doesn't last.
of 2000, there were 18,504 people, 6,971 households, and 3,422 families residing in the city. The population density
was 1,549.7 people per square mile (598.4/km²). There were 7,359 housing units at an average density of 616.3 per square mile (238.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.49% White, 0.44% African American, 0.99% Native American, 1.88% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races
, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.
There were 6,971 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.5% were married couples
living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.9% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city the population was spread out with 17.4% under the age of 18, 36.6% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 14.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,266, and the median income for a family was $49,246. Males had a median income of $31,276 versus $22,763 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $17,028. About 7.3% of families and 18.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.
24.8% Norwegian
(north-south) and U.S. Route 14
(east-west).
no longer offers commercial flights. Watertown, SD, Huron, SD, and Sioux Falls are the nearest cities offering air transportation.
In addition, the city-owned telephone company, Swiftel, operates as a Sprint PCS affiliate, providing mobile telephone service to much of the Interstate 29
corridor, running from the Iowa/Nebraska border, north to Watertown
. Cable TV is not provided by the city, however. The franchise holder is Mediacom
.
The city has 34 places of worship, 19 ball fields, two public swimming pools, five movie screens, one daily newspaper (The Brookings Register), five commercial radio stations and one public station. In 2000, the assessed city value was $467,255,920.
On October 7, 2005, Brookings was featured on the reality-TV show Three Wishes.
Brookings is the host city of the annual Summit League Women's Soccer Championship. The winner of that tournament clinches an automatic berth into the Division 1 NCAA Women's Soccer Championship
.
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Brookings is the fourth largest city in South Dakota, with a population of 22,056 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Brookings County, and home to South Dakota State University
South Dakota State University
South Dakota State University is the largest university in the U.S. state of South Dakota, located in Brookings. A public land-grant university and sun grant college, founded under the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act, SDSU offers programs of study required by, or harmonious to, this Act...
, the largest institution of higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
in the state. The mayor is Tim Reed.
Pioneer
The county and the city got their names from one of South DakotaSouth Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
's pioneer promoters, Wilmot Wood Brookings
Wilmot Brookings
Wilmot Wood Brookings was an American pioneer, frontier judge, and early South Dakota politician. He was the first provisional governor of Dakota Territory, and both the cities of Wilmot and Brookings as well as the county of Brookings South Dakota are named for him.Brookings was born in Woolwich,...
. Brookings
Wilmot Brookings
Wilmot Wood Brookings was an American pioneer, frontier judge, and early South Dakota politician. He was the first provisional governor of Dakota Territory, and both the cities of Wilmot and Brookings as well as the county of Brookings South Dakota are named for him.Brookings was born in Woolwich,...
set out for the Dakota Territory
Dakota Territory
The Territory of Dakota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, until November 2, 1889, when the final extent of the reduced territory was split and admitted to the Union as the states of North and South Dakota.The Dakota Territory consisted of...
in June 1857. He arrived at Sioux Falls on August 27, 1857, and became one of the first settlers there. He and his group represented the Western Town Company. After a time in Sioux Falls, Brookings
Wilmot Brookings
Wilmot Wood Brookings was an American pioneer, frontier judge, and early South Dakota politician. He was the first provisional governor of Dakota Territory, and both the cities of Wilmot and Brookings as well as the county of Brookings South Dakota are named for him.Brookings was born in Woolwich,...
and a companion set out for the Yankton
Yankton
Yankton is the name of:* people: Yankton Dakota division of the Dakota, sometimes referred to as Yankton.* county: Yankton County, South Dakota in South Dakota* county seat: Yankton, South Dakota of Yankton County....
area to locate a town in an area that was soon to be ceded by the Native Americans
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
. This trip was begun in January 1858, and the two soon encountered a blizzard that froze Brookings
Wilmot Brookings
Wilmot Wood Brookings was an American pioneer, frontier judge, and early South Dakota politician. He was the first provisional governor of Dakota Territory, and both the cities of Wilmot and Brookings as well as the county of Brookings South Dakota are named for him.Brookings was born in Woolwich,...
' feet which both had to be amputated.
Wilmot Brookings
Wilmot Wood Brookings was an American pioneer, frontier judge, and early South Dakota politician. He was the first provisional governor of Dakota Territory, and both the cities of Wilmot and Brookings as well as the county of Brookings South Dakota are named for him.Brookings was born in Woolwich,...
then became appointed superintendent of a road that was to be built from the Minnesota state line west to the Missouri River
Missouri River
The Missouri River flows through the central United States, and is a tributary of the Mississippi River. It is the longest river in North America and drains the third largest area, though only the thirteenth largest by discharge. The Missouri's watershed encompasses most of the American Great...
about 30 miles north of Ft. Pierre. It was during the construction of this road that Brookings
Wilmot Brookings
Wilmot Wood Brookings was an American pioneer, frontier judge, and early South Dakota politician. He was the first provisional governor of Dakota Territory, and both the cities of Wilmot and Brookings as well as the county of Brookings South Dakota are named for him.Brookings was born in Woolwich,...
came into contact with land that was part of this county at the time. Because of his drive to settle the Dakota Territory
Dakota Territory
The Territory of Dakota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, until November 2, 1889, when the final extent of the reduced territory was split and admitted to the Union as the states of North and South Dakota.The Dakota Territory consisted of...
, Brookings County and city were named for a spirited pioneer promoter. Wilmot W. Brookings made settlement of this area a real possibility for many people.
Medary
The first actual town that was organized in Brookings County was MedaryMedary, South Dakota
Medary is an unincorporated community in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States.-History:Medary was founded in 1857 by the Dakota Land Company of St. Paul, Minnesota. It was named for Governor Samuel Medary of Minnesota Territory. Medary was the first county seat of Brookings County for 8...
in 1857. Up to this point, the area had been traveled and utilized by only Native Americans, with a few indistinct traces left showing the penetration of the area by explorers, missionaries, trappers, and traders. Along with Sioux Falls and Flandreau, Medary was one of the first three European settlements to be established in South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
.
The first actual site of Medary was located by the Dakota Land Company out of Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
which was led by Alpheus G. Fuller and Major Franklin J. DeWitt and accompanied by engineer Samuel A. Medary, Jr. In 1857, the men put up quarters in preparation to live out the winter in Medary. Many other settlers moved into the area in 1858. But in the spring of that year, a large group of Yankton and Yanktonnia Indians drove the settlers from the area, and Medary remained nearly abandoned for the next 11 years.
In 1869, a group of 10 Norwegian pioneers moved west into the Dakota Territory
Dakota Territory
The Territory of Dakota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 2, 1861, until November 2, 1889, when the final extent of the reduced territory was split and admitted to the Union as the states of North and South Dakota.The Dakota Territory consisted of...
and resettled the area of Medary, which was located about four and one half miles south of present-day Brookings. The county of Brookings was formally organized in Medary in the cabin of Martin Trygstad on July 3, 1871. The original boundaries of the county extended to two miles south of Flandreau, until the territorial legislature relocated the boundaries of the county to the current location on January 8, 1873. Two other small settlements, Oakwood and Fountain, appeared in the Brookings County area around this time. All three settlements hoped that they would be the lucky town by which the railroad would decide to lay tracks through as it moved westward.
Natives
The first people to inhabit the Brookings area were the Native AmericansIndigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
. These people are evidenced by mounds found around the Oakwood Lakes area where early inhabitants buried their dead. The Mound Builders have left their legacy to us in the mounds, stone hammers, and stone implements that later Indians and white settlers found as they traversed the area. Many of the Sioux Indians and branches of the Sioux tribe made the area their home, also. Their presence has been accounted by white settlers.
The first white men assumed to have ventured into the Brookings area were fur traders as early as 1750. However, the first white man definitely known to have trekked the Brookings County area was a fur-trader named Joseph LaFramboise. LaFramboise established a trading post near what is now Flandreau. He operated the trading post from 1822 to 1827. It is likely that during the time of his operating the trading post that LaFramboise made his way into the southeastern part of Brookings County.
Railroad
As it turned out, none of the three towns were chosen to be passed through by the railroad. When the businessmen of Medary and Fountain found out that the railroad had no plans of laying tracks through the two towns, they began a push to find a central location. In a sense, their attitude was 'if you can't beat 'em, join 'em!' Many private meetings and much effort on the part of the men of Medary and Fountain led to the railroad deciding to lay its tracks through what would become the city of Brookings.In a letter sent to Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
on September 30, 1879, Land Commissioner Charles E. Simmons communicated the layout of the series of towns in Brookings County to be passed through by the railroad. These towns were to be Aurora, Brookings, and Volga. Many merchants of Medary and Fountain packed up their businesses and belongings and moved to Brookings, which was surveyed and platted on October 3 and 4, 1879. Fountain ceased to exist after this turn of events, while Medary and Oakwood continued to exist for a while but eventually faded away. A monument still stands at the site of the old Medary as a reminder of the people who once lived there.
The railroad crossed the Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
state line and into Brookings County on October 2, 1879. With tracks being built at about one mile per day, the track and first train reached Brookings' Main Street on October 18, 1879. The railroad station was opened a month later.
Employment
Major employers include (estimated employment):- DaktronicsDaktronicsDaktronics is an American company based in Brookings, South Dakota that designs, manufactures, sells, and services video board, scoreboards, digital billboards and related products. The company is best known for its electronic LED displays...
, Inc.: 2,400, manufacturer of electronic signage - South Dakota State UniversitySouth Dakota State UniversitySouth Dakota State University is the largest university in the U.S. state of South Dakota, located in Brookings. A public land-grant university and sun grant college, founded under the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act, SDSU offers programs of study required by, or harmonious to, this Act...
: 1,650 - 3M3M3M Company , formerly known as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation based in Maplewood, Minnesota, United States....
: 880, medical division, manufacturer of medical supplies - Larson Manufacturing: 725, storm door manufacturer
- Rainbow Play SystemsRainbow Play SystemsRainbow Play Systems is a manufacturer of children's play equipment which are available through a network of retail outlets throughout the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Mexico, Spain, Panama and Italy....
: 500, manufacturer of residential play equipment - Brookings Hospital: 400
The unemployment rate in Brookings is 3.1 percent, with a projected ten-year job growth of 20.6 percent.
Geography
Brookings is located at 44°18′23"N 96°47′17"W (44.306253, -96.788105).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the city has a total area of 12 square miles (31.1 km²), of which, 11.9 square miles (30.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (0.58%) is water.
Brookings has been assigned the ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
range 57006-57007 and the FIPS place code 07580.
Climate
Brookings due to its high latitude of 44°18′23″N and location far from moderating bodies of water or mountain ranges has a humid continental climateHumid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot summers and cold winters....
(Köppen climate classification
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by Crimea German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen himself, notably in 1918 and 1936...
) Dfb, with summer wetter than winter, and average temperature of the warmest month under 72°F (22°C). The average temperature during summer is 69°F (20°C) and during winter the average temperature drops to 15°F (-9°C). The maximum temperature recorded in the city is 109°F (42°C) and the minimum −41°F (−41°C).
Winter lasts from late November to early March, during this time temperatures may not rise above freezing point, forming accumulation of layers of snow called snowpack, in which can cause spring floods due to sudden melting when temperatures start to rise. Snow accumulation at the end of the winter average 20 inches (50 cm).
Spring is a time of major transition, March is the month with most snowfall, although with higher temperatures during this period snow doesn't last.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 18,504 people, 6,971 households, and 3,422 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,549.7 people per square mile (598.4/km²). There were 7,359 housing units at an average density of 616.3 per square mile (238.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.49% White, 0.44% African American, 0.99% Native American, 1.88% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.75% of the population.
There were 6,971 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.5% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.9% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city the population was spread out with 17.4% under the age of 18, 36.6% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 14.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,266, and the median income for a family was $49,246. Males had a median income of $31,276 versus $22,763 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $17,028. About 7.3% of families and 18.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.
Ancestry
The two largest ancestries in the city are: 44.5% GermanGerman American
German Americans are citizens of the United States of German ancestry and comprise about 51 million people, or 17% of the U.S. population, the country's largest self-reported ancestral group...
24.8% Norwegian
Norwegian American
Norwegian Americans are Americans of Norwegian descent. Norwegian immigrants went to the United States primarily in the later half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the 20th century. There are more than 4.5 million Norwegian Americans according to the most recent U.S. census, and...
Religion
The largest religious affiliations of the people of Brookings are:- LutheranLutheranismLutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the theology of Martin Luther, a German reformer. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the church launched the Protestant Reformation...
– 39% - Roman CatholicRoman Catholicism in the United StatesThe Catholic Church in the United States is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, the Christian Church in full communion with the Pope. With more than 68.5 registered million members, it is the largest single religious denomination in the United States, comprising about 22 percent of the population...
– 22% - MethodistMethodismMethodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
– 20% - PresbyterianPresbyterianismPresbyterianism refers to a number of Christian churches adhering to the Calvinist theological tradition within Protestantism, which are organized according to a characteristic Presbyterian polity. Presbyterian theology typically emphasizes the sovereignty of God, the authority of the Scriptures,...
- 8%
AM Radio
| AM radio stations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Call sign | Name | Format | Owner | City |
| 910 AM | KJJQ KJJQ KJJQ's transmitter is located in the town of Volga, South Dakota, but the studios are in the nearby city of Brookings. Known as The Ranch AM 910, the station has a broad range transmitting across eastern South Dakota and western Minnesota, reaching the cities of Yankton, South Dakota, Webster,... |
The Ranch AM 910 | Country Country A country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with a previously... |
Three Eagles Communications | Volga |
| 1430 AM | KBRK | Adult standards Adult standards Adult standards is a North American radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations.Adult standards is aimed at "mature" adults, meaning mainly those persons over 50 years of age, but it is mostly targeted for senior citizens... |
Three Eagles Communications | Brookings | |
FM Radio
| FM radio stations | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Call sign | Name | Format | Owner | Target city/market Media market A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content... | City of license City of license A city of license or community of license, in American and Canadian broadcasting, is the community that a radio station or television station is officially licensed to serve by that country's broadcast regulator.... |
| 88.3 FM | KESD South Dakota Public Broadcasting South Dakota Public Broadcasting, or SDPB for short, is a state network of Public Broadcasting Service Non-commercial educational Public television and NPR radio stations serving the state of South Dakota. The stations are operated by the South Dakota Bureau of Information and Telecommunication, a... |
South Dakota Public Broadcasting | NPR | SD Board of Directors for Educational Telecommunications | Brookings | Brookings |
| 88.7 FM | K204FH | Christian Contemporary WLOG-FM translator |
Edgewater Broadcasting, Inc | Brookings | Brookings | |
| 89.7 FM | K209DX | Christian Christian A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament... WJFM-FM translator |
Jimmy Swaggart Ministries | Brookings | Brookings | |
| 90.7 FM | KSDJ KSDJ KSDJ is a radio station licensed to serve Brookings, South Dakota. The station is owned by South Dakota State University. It airs an Alternative rock music format.... |
New Rock 90.7 | Alternative Rock Alternative rock Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s... |
South Dakota State University | Brookings | Brookings |
| 93.7 FM | KBRK-FM KBRK-FM KBRK-FM is a radio station broadcasting a hot adult contemporary music format. The station is licensed to serve Brookings, South Dakota... |
B93.7 | Hot AC | Three Eagles Communications | Brookings | Brookings |
| 95.5 FM | K238AX Minnesota Public Radio Minnesota Public Radio , is the flagship National Public Radio member network for the state of Minnesota. With its three services, News & Information, Classical Music and The Current, MPR operates a 42-station regional radio network in the upper Midwest serving over 8 million people... |
Minnesota Public Radio | NPR | Minnesota Public Radio | Brookings | Brookings |
| 105.5 FM | K288EV WJRF WJRF is a regional Christian radio network based in Duluth, Minnesota. The network is made up of flagship station WJRF in Duluth, and several translators in cities of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, South Dakota, and Michigan.Most programming on Refuge Radio is upbeat contemporary Christian music... |
The Refuge | Contemporary Christian WJRF-FM WJRF WJRF is a regional Christian radio network based in Duluth, Minnesota. The network is made up of flagship station WJRF in Duluth, and several translators in cities of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, South Dakota, and Michigan.Most programming on Refuge Radio is upbeat contemporary Christian music... translator |
Refuge Media Group | Brookings | Brookings |
| 102.3 FM | KKQQ KKQQ KKQQ is the only country music station in the Brookings, South Dakota area. The station's transmitter is located in the nearby town of Volga, but the studios are in Brookings. K Country 102 broadcasts across a range of eastern South Dakota encompassing the cities of Clear Lake, Dell Rapids,... |
K-Country 102.3 | Country Country A country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with a previously... |
Three Eagles Communications | Brookings | Volga |
| 107.1 FM | KDBX KDBX KDBX is a radio station whose transmitter is located in the nearby town of Clear Lake, South Dakota, but the studios are in Brookings. The station carries the The Bob & Tom Show in the mornings. KDBX broadcasts across a wide region encompassing both the Brookings and Watertown areas in eastern... |
107.1 The Hawk | Classic Rock Classic rock Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the... |
Three Eagles Communications | Brookings | Clear Lake |
Roads
Brookings is served by Interstate 29Interstate 29
Interstate 29 is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern United States. I-29 runs from Kansas City, Missouri, at a junction with Interstate 35 and Interstate 70 to the Canadian border near Pembina, North Dakota, where it connects with Manitoba Highway 75 via the short Manitoba Highway 29.-Route...
(north-south) and U.S. Route 14
U.S. Route 14
U.S. Route 14 , an east–west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It currently has a length of 1,398 miles , but it had a peak length of 1,429 miles . For much of its length, it runs roughly parallel to Interstate 90.As of 2004, the highway's eastern terminus is in...
(east-west).
Airport
Brookings Regional AirportBrookings Regional Airport
Brookings Regional Airport , formerly known as Brookings Municipal Airport, is a city-owned public-use airport located in the city of Brookings, in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. As of 2007, it is no longer served by a commercial airline...
no longer offers commercial flights. Watertown, SD, Huron, SD, and Sioux Falls are the nearest cities offering air transportation.
Unique aspects
The City of Brookings owns nearly all city services and utilities including:- Liquor store
- Garbage service
- Water/wastewater
- Hospital
- Local telephone service
- Electricity
- Landfill
- Golf course
- Brookings Area Multiplex civic and convention center (renamed Swiftel Center)
In addition, the city-owned telephone company, Swiftel, operates as a Sprint PCS affiliate, providing mobile telephone service to much of the Interstate 29
Interstate 29
Interstate 29 is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern United States. I-29 runs from Kansas City, Missouri, at a junction with Interstate 35 and Interstate 70 to the Canadian border near Pembina, North Dakota, where it connects with Manitoba Highway 75 via the short Manitoba Highway 29.-Route...
corridor, running from the Iowa/Nebraska border, north to Watertown
Watertown, South Dakota
Watertown is a city in and the county seat of Codington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 21,482 at the 2010 census. It is also the principal city of the Watertown Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Codington and Hamlin counties...
. Cable TV is not provided by the city, however. The franchise holder is Mediacom
Mediacom
Mediacom is a cable television and communications provider in the United States. Founded in July 1995, it serves primarily smaller markets in the Midwest and Southern United States. Formerly a publicly traded firm, it went private in a $600.0 million transaction in March 2011 and is, as of 2011,...
.
The city has 34 places of worship, 19 ball fields, two public swimming pools, five movie screens, one daily newspaper (The Brookings Register), five commercial radio stations and one public station. In 2000, the assessed city value was $467,255,920.
On October 7, 2005, Brookings was featured on the reality-TV show Three Wishes.
Brookings is the host city of the annual Summit League Women's Soccer Championship. The winner of that tournament clinches an automatic berth into the Division 1 NCAA Women's Soccer Championship
NCAA Women's Soccer Championship
NCAA Women's Soccer Championships are divided into three divisions. This article lists NCAA Women's soccer championships.-Division I:The NCAA began conducting a Women's Division I Soccer Championship tournament in 1982 with a 12-team tournament...
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Points of interest
- McCrory Gardens and South Dakota ArboretumMcCrory Gardens and South Dakota ArboretumMcCrory Gardens and South Dakota Arboretum are botanical gardens and an arboretum located on the South Dakota State University campus, at the intersection of 6th Street and 22nd Avenue, Brookings, South Dakota. They are open daily without charge....
- South Dakota Art Museum