Brandon, South Dakota Brandon, South Dakota Location in Minnehaha County and the state of South Dakota Location in Minnehaha County and the state of South Dakota Brandon, South Dakota is positioned in the US Brandon, South Dakota - Brandon, South Dakota State South Dakota Brandon is a town/city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States and is the biggest suburb of Sioux Falls.
Brandon is positioned five miles east of Sioux Falls.
The populace was estimated at 9,856 by the United States Enumeration Bureau in July 1, 2015, which was up from 8,785 at the 2010 census.
A postal service called Brandon has been in operation since 1878. The town/city took its name from Brandon Township. Brandon is positioned at 43 35 30 N 96 34 50 W (43.591580, -96.580685), along the Big Sioux River and Split Rock Creek. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.41 square miles (14.01 km2), of which, 5.37 square miles (13.91 km2) is territory and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water. The Great Bear Recreation Park is positioned 2 miles to the west of Brandon on Rice Street.
The Big Sioux Recreation Area, a state recreation region consisting of a large forest encircling the park's namesake Big Sioux River, is positioned west of Robert Bennis Elementary.
Students in Brandon are served by the Brandon Valley School District.
As South Dakota allows parents to enroll their students at any school district, regardless of precinct boundaries, the school precinct also serves students from the encircling areas.
The Brandon Valley School District presently operates one high school, one middle school and four elementary schools.
Brandon Valley High School, Brandon Valley Middle School, Brandon Elementary School and Robert Bennis Elementary School are all positioned inside Brandon's town/city limits, while Valley Springs Elementary School is positioned a several miles east of Brandon in Valley Springs, and Fred Assam Elementary School is positioned a several miles west, in easterly Sioux Falls.
Beginning in fall 2015, the Brandon Valley School District will include an intermediate school.
Because the city's populace had been increasing exponentially, precinct officials were concerned that Brandon Valley Middle School, which serves grades 6-8, was reaching capacity.
Interstate 90, the longest interstate highway in the United States, is positioned along the city's northern border with Corson and serves as a primary east west route through the city.
South Dakota Highway 11 (known as Splitrock Boulevard in the town/city limits) runs a north south route as well.
Most businesses in Brandon are positioned on Splitrock Boulevard.
Aspen Boulevard directly joins Brandon to other communities east of it such as Valley Springs, South Dakota; Beaver Creek, Minnesota; and Luverne, Minnesota.
The parade starts at the Brandon High School and continues down Holly Blvd.
This parade has been attended by many dignitaries and celebrities, flyovers and military units have participated from all over the United States.
United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Brandon Valley voters easily pass school bond".
Brandon Valley School District Municipalities and communities of Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States State of South Dakota
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