Vermillion, South Dakota Vermillion Vermillion, South Dakota Downtown Vermillion Downtown Vermillion Location in Clay County and the state of South Dakota Location in Clay County and the state of South Dakota Vermillion is positioned in the US Vermillion - Vermillion Location in the United States State South Dakota Website City of Vermillion Vermillion (Lakota: Waseoyuze; "The Place Where Vermilion is Obtained") is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Clay County, in the southeastern corner of the state of South Dakota, and the eleventh biggest city in the state.
Vermillion was established in 1859 and incorporated in 1873.
Home to the University of South Dakota, Vermillion has a different academic and non-urban character: The college is a primary academic institution for the state, boasting the state's only law and medical schools, and the state's only AACSB accredited company school.
Lewis and Clark camped at the mouth of the Vermillion River near the present-day town on August 24, 1804.
In May 1843, John James Audubon visited the Vermillion ravine to view the bird life.
The town was considered for the locale of South Dakota's first mental institution (now the Human Services Center) in 1873, although the hospital was eventually positioned in close-by Yankton.
Presidential candidates William Jennings Bryan visited and spoke in Vermillion on September 28, 1908, and William Howard Taft on the next day. On March 24, 1967, Thomas James White Hawk and William Stands murdered the Vermillion jeweler James Yeado and raped his wife. Supreme Court case South Dakota v.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.03 square miles (10.44 km2), all land. Climate data for Vermillion, SD The Library Board oversees the operations of the Vermillion Public Library and appoints a Library Director.
As of the census of 2010, there were 10,571 citizens , 3,811 homeholds, and 1,692 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 89.6% White, 1.7% African American, 3.6% Native American, 2.1% Asian, 0.5% from other competitions, and 2.6% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,811 homeholds of which 22.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 32.8% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 55.6% were non-families.
35.3% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The median age in the town/city was 23.4 years.
15.3% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 41.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.7% were from 25 to 44; 14.4% were from 45 to 64; and 8.4% were 65 years of age or older.
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,765 citizens , 3,647 homeholds, and 1,801 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 90.95% White, 1.29% African American, 3.37% Native American, 2.46% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other competitions, and 1.56% from two or more competitions.
There were 3,647 homeholds out of which 25.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 50.6% were non-families.
34.1% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
In the city, the populace was spread out with 17.5% under the age of 18, 36.2% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 13.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
As of 2000 the median income for a homehold in the town/city was $24,095, and the median income for a family was $40,109.
Dakota Care Center of Vermillion 90 125 S Walker St South Dakota Department of Military & Veterans Affairs 96 PO Box B434 University of South Dakota 800 414 E Clark St Vermillion City 157 25 Center St Vermillion School Dist 13-1 (Austin Elementary School) 225 17 Prospect St Vermillion School Dist 13-1 90 422 Princeton St It also contains a baseball diamond which is the home of the Vermillion Red Sox, of the South Dakota Amateur Baseball Association.
Along with Prentis Park, the town/city maintains and owns Lion's Park, Barstow Park, and Cotton Park.
The town/city also boasts a bike trail along the quiet Vermillion River.
The Bluffs Golf Course is also owned and directed by the City of Vermillion.
The Bluffs is an 18-hole championship golf course that overlooks the bluffs in Vermillion.
The University of South Dakota's National Music Museum (NMM) is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums in Washington, D.C., and is recognized as "A Landmark of American Music" by the National Music Council.
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South Dakota State Historical Society.
"Monthly Averages for Vermillion, SD".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
"University of South Dakota".
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