Bruce, South Dakota
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Bruce is a city in Brookings County, South Dakota
, United States
. The population was 204 at the 2010 census. It was first called Lee when it was founded in 1881 but was renamed in 1883 for the son one of the early North Western railroad officials. Or it may have been named after Blanche K. Bruce, a well-known Negro statesman and friend of Roscoe Conkling
, U.S. Senator from New York at the time.
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According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1 km²), of which, 0.4 square miles (1 km²) of it is land and 2.70% is water.
Bruce has been assigned the ZIP code
57220 and the FIPS place code 07740.
of 2000, there were 272 people, 105 households, and 72 families residing in the city. The population density
was 761.8 people per square mile (291.7/km²). There were 117 housing units at an average density of 327.7 per square mile (125.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.26% White, 0.37% Asian, and 0.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.47% of the population.
There were 105 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples
living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.3% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $37,188, and the median income for a family was $46,786. Males had a median income of $31,071 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $16,282. About 4.1% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.
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
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. The population was 204 at the 2010 census. It was first called Lee when it was founded in 1881 but was renamed in 1883 for the son one of the early North Western railroad officials. Or it may have been named after Blanche K. Bruce, a well-known Negro statesman and friend of Roscoe Conkling
Roscoe Conkling
Roscoe Conkling was a politician from New York who served both as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He was the leader of the Stalwart faction of the Republican Party and the last person to refuse a U.S. Supreme Court appointment after he had...
, U.S. Senator from New York at the time.
Geography
Bruce is located at 44°26′16"N 96°53′29"W (44.437896, -96.891374), along the Big Sioux RiverBig Sioux River
The Big Sioux River is a tributary of the Missouri River, long, in eastern South Dakota and northwestern Iowa in the United States. The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Big Sioux River" as the stream's name in 1961....
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According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1 km²), of which, 0.4 square miles (1 km²) of it is land and 2.70% is water.
Bruce has been assigned the ZIP code
ZIP Code
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57220 and the FIPS place code 07740.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 272 people, 105 households, and 72 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 761.8 people per square mile (291.7/km²). There were 117 housing units at an average density of 327.7 per square mile (125.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.26% White, 0.37% Asian, and 0.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.47% of the population.
There were 105 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the city the population was spread out with 31.3% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $37,188, and the median income for a family was $46,786. Males had a median income of $31,071 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the city was $16,282. About 4.1% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.