Huron, South Dakota Huron, South Dakota Location in Beadle County and the state of South Dakota Location in Beadle County and the state of South Dakota Huron is positioned in the US Huron - Huron State South Dakota Website City of Huron Huron is a town/city in Beadle County, South Dakota, United States.
It is the governmental center of county of Beadle County. Huron was the home of now-defunct Huron University (known in its later years as Si Tanka University).
The first settlement at Huron was made in 1880. The town/city was titled after the Huron Indians. It is presently the ninth biggest city in South Dakota, but it once was the fourth. Huron is home to the South Dakota State Fair, which is held six days before Labor Day.
Huron has rail service, provided by the Rapid City, Pierre and Eastern Railroad.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 10.57 square miles (27.38 km2), of which, 9.48 square miles (24.55 km2) is territory and 1.09 square miles (2.82 km2) is water. Huron has a humid continental climate, with hot, humid summers, cold, dry winters, and wide temperature extremes; it is part of USDA hardiness zone 4b. The normal monthly mean temperature ranges from 16.7 F ( 8.5 C) in January to 73.7 F (23.2 C) in July. On average, there are 2.3 days that reach 100 F (38 C) or higher, 25 days that reach 90 F (32 C) or higher, 64 days that do not climb above freezing, 27 days with a low of 0 F ( 18 C) or below, and 3.1 days that do not rise above 0 F annually. The average window for freezing temperatures is September 30 through May 5, allowing a burgeoning season of 147 days.
Extreme temperatures officially range from 43 F ( 42 C) on January 12, 1912, and January 8, 1887, up to 112 F (44 C) on July 10, 1966; the record cold daily maximum is 21 F ( 29 C) on January 14, 1888, while, conversely, the record warm daily minimum is 82 F (28 C) on July 11, 1936. Climate data for Huron Regional Airport, South Dakota (Airport), 1981 2010 normals, extremes 1893 present The City of Huron's type of government is "commissioner form".
Responsibilities are divided into the following areas: Public Safety Commissioner, Public Works Commissioner, Utilities Commissioner, and Finance Commissioner with each commissioner having supervision in each respective area.
Huron has a federal building, field offices that is home to Social Security Administration, Western Area Power Administration, Fish and Wildlife service, General Services Administration, Farm Services Administration and the USDA.
Huron is also home to Area offices for state offices.
Huron, positioned in east central South Dakota, is a result of barns and territory booms in the 1880s.
Huron was titled for the Huron Indians. Exactly who gave it the name was never established, apparently either Marvin Hughitt or someone in the Chicago office of the C&NW barns company.
From 1880 until the capital was permanently positioned at Pierre in 1904, Huron was in the thick of the fight for the honor of being the capital city.
Huron is the home to a handful of celebrities.
1883 - Incorporated as the City of Huron - the town/city still operates under the initial charter and seal Carr, English novelist, taught at the enhance school in Huron in 1938-1939 and 1956 1957.
Fairbank, historian of China, was born in Huron in 1907.
Candace Hilligoss, actress of the now-famous cult movie Carnival of Souls, was born in Huron in 1935.
Muriel Humphrey, senator from Minnesota in 1978 and wife of Hubert Humphrey, was born in Huron on February 20, 1912.
Cheryl Ladd, actress and singer born Cheryl Jean Stoppelmoor in Huron.
Miller, prohibition gunman, bootlegger, bank robber and former sheriff of Beadle County lived in Huron from 1914-1922.
Gladys Pyle, first woman senator from the state, and only woman ever propel United States Senator from South Dakota, was born in Huron on October 4, 1890.
Senator, was born in Huron on October 24, 1954, and left with his family when he was 3 years old.
Wilcox, South Dakota state senator Craig Kennedy, South Dakota state senator, 18th precinct was born here The Huron School District has three enhance elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.
Huron High School's mascot is the "Tigers".
The principal of the Huron High School is Demetria Moon as of 2011-12 school year Huron is also home to a Catholic elementary school called Holy Trinity School, and a private Christian school on the north side of town called James Valley Christian School.
In 2005, The Huron Event Center was opened connecting the Arena and the Crossroads, a small-town hotel; the event center is owned by the city.
The State Fair is at the South Dakota State Fair Speedway.
In 2012, the town/city government assembled a new water park (Splash Central) on the property that Huron University (Si Tanka) once occupied.
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