Quinn, South Dakota

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Population in 2022: 64 (0% urban, 100% rural).
Population change since 2000: +45.5%
Males: 36  (57.3%)
Females: 28  (42.7%)
Median resident age:

59.0 years
South Dakota median age:

38.5 years

Zip code: 57790

Estimated median household income in 2022: $89,338 (it was $40,750 in 2000)
Quinn:

$89,338
SD:

$69,728

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $50,932 (it was $13,119 in 2000)

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $110,351 (it was $35,800 in 2000)
Quinn:

$110,351
SD:

$245,000

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $144,294; detached houses: $142,596
March 2022 cost of living index in Quinn: 75.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 0.0%

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  • Races in Quinn, SD (2022)
    • 7591.5%White alone
    • 78.5%Hispanic



According to our research of South Dakota and other state lists, there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Quinn, South Dakota as of May 23, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Quinn is 37 to 1.


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Ancestries: German (77.8%), Finnish (22.2%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 2606 feet

Land area: 0.96 square miles.

Population density: 67 people per square mile   (very low).

Quinn, South Dakota map
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Quinn town:

1.0% ($367)
South Dakota:

1.8% ($1,334)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rapid City, SD (55.1 miles , pop. 59,607).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: West Adams, CO (320.3 miles , pop. 259,628).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (745.7 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities:

Wall, SD (2.4 miles ),
Cottonwood, SD (3.3 miles),
Wasta, SD (4.1 miles),
Interior, SD (4.4 miles),
Philip, SD (4.8 miles ),
Kadoka, SD (5.7 miles ),
New Underwood, SD (6.0 miles ),
Wanblee, SD (6.1 miles )

Latitude: 43.99 N, Longitude: 102.13 W

Area code: 605

Distribution of median household income in Quinn, SD in 2022
Distribution of house value in Quinn, SD in 2022

Quinn satellite photo by USGS

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

1.9%
South Dakota:

2.0%

Average climate in Quinn, South Dakota

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI NO2 SO2 Ozone PM10 PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 56.2. This is better than average.

City:

56.2
U.S.:

72.6
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.243. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 19.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.243
U.S.:

5.109
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 0.0442. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 19.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.0442
U.S.:

1.5147
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 36.3. This is about average. Closest monitor was 19.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

36.3
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 12.1. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 19.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

12.1
U.S.:

19.2
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 3.59. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 19.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

3.59
U.S.:

8.11

Tornado activity:

Quinn-area historical tornado activity is significantly below South Dakota state average. It is 64% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/6/1956, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 39.3 miles away from the Quinn town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 6/7/1994, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 13.6 miles away from the town center .

Earthquake activity:

Quinn-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Dakota state average. It is 315% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 424.0 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 205.5 miles away from the city center
On 9/8/1984 at 00:59:31, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB) earthquake occurred 189.3 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 580.1 miles away from the city center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 5/29/1984 at 20:18:32, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 191.3 miles away from Quinn center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 135.9 miles away from Quinn center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Pennington County (17) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Winter Storms: 6, Fires: 3, Storms: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Quinn topographic map

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Quinn:

  • South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (about 54 miles; Rapid City, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,102)
  • Chadron State College (about 92 miles; Chadron, NE; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • Black Hills State University (about 94 miles; Spearfish, SD; FT enrollment: 3,166)
  • University of Mary (about 201 miles; Bismarck, ND; FT enrollment: 2,854)
  • Northern State University (about 206 miles; Aberdeen, SD; FT enrollment: 2,203)
  • Bismarck State College (about 206 miles; Bismarck, ND; FT enrollment: 3,015)
  • Casper College (about 226 miles; Casper, WY; FT enrollment: 2,770)

Points of interest:

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Notable location: Quinn Volunteer Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Birthplace of: Ernest Lenard Hilbert - Soilder.

Pennington County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This town:

2.4 people
South Dakota:

2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:

60.9%
Whole state:

64.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:

8.7%
Whole state:

6.5%


No gay or lesbian households reported

For population 15 years and over in Quinn:

Marital status in Quinn, SD
  • Never married: 2.9%
  • Now married: 88.4%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

For population 25 years and over in Quinn:

  • High school or higher: 81.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 7.1%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.0 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

21.5
South Dakota average:

10.5

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Quinn, SD (based on Pennington County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant16,33867
Mainline Protestant14,19628
Catholic7,07210
Other3,76012
Black Protestant1861
Orthodox601
None59,336-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 16
Pennington County:

1.66 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.84 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2
This county:

0.21 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.29 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
This county:

0.31 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.65 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 54
Pennington County:

5.61 / 10,000 pop.
South Dakota:

6.68 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 82
This county:

8.52 / 10,000 pop.
South Dakota:

9.21 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

6.9%
South Dakota:

7.7%
Adult obesity rate:
Pennington County:

24.5%
South Dakota:

27.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

14.3%
South Dakota:

14.9%
Local government employment and payroll (March 2022)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Firefighters 1$300$3,6000$0
Financial Administration 1$300$3,6000$0
Totals for Government 2$600$3,6000$0

10.30% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($71,092 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.30%
South Dakota average:

8.18%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($648 average AGI)
Pennington County:

0.12%
South Dakota average:

0.03%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Meade County, SD  1.24% ($40,669 average AGI)
from Lawrence County, SD  0.26% ($57,955)
from Maricopa County, AZ  0.24% ($95,574)


8.61% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($58,012 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

8.61%
South Dakota average:

7.42%

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($635 average AGI)
Pennington County:

0.11%
South Dakota average:

0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Meade County, SD  1.16% ($52,549 average AGI)
to Lawrence County, SD  0.27% ($84,183)
to Minnehaha County, SD  0.23% ($32,699)

Strongest AM radio stations in Quinn:

  • KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KKLS (920 AM; 10 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KIMM (1150 AM; 5 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: KIMM RADIO, INC.)
  • KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
  • KOTA (1380 AM; 5 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: DUHAMEL BROADCASTING ENTERPRISES)
  • KGFX (1060 AM; 10 kW; PIERRE, SD; Owner: JAMES RIVER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
  • KDSJ (980 AM; 5 kW; DEADWOOD, SD; Owner: GOLDRUSH BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)
  • KZMX (580 AM; 2 kW; HOT SPRINGS, SD; Owner: MT RUSHMORE BROADCASTING, INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Quinn:

  • KLMP (97.9 FM; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: BETHESDA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 17Number of bridges
  • 95ft / 28.5mTotal length
  • 15,896Total average daily traffic
  • 3,742Total average daily truck traffic
New bridges in Quinn, SD - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 21930-1939
  • 31950-1959
  • 31960-1969
  • 41970-1979
  • 11980-1989
  • 21990-1999
  • 12000-2009
  • 12020-2022
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Quinn, SD

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

1
  • Lat: 43.979167 Lon: -101.935556, Call Sign: WQAC901,
    Assigned Frequencies: 151.685 MHz, Grant Date: 05/06/2004, Expiration Date: 05/06/2014, Cancellation Date: 07/12/2014, Certifier: Jerald Cook, Registrant: Western Communications Inc, 3106 S Highway 79, Rapid City, SD 57701-4119, Phone: (605) 342-7885, Fax: (605) 348-6664


FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

1
  • Call Sign: KF0FQC, Licensee ID: L02448620, Grant Date: 05/12/2021, Expiration Date: 05/12/2031, Certifier: Ronald R Dyvig, Registrant: Ronald R Dyvig, Quinn, SD 57775


FAA Registered Aircraft:

4
  • Aircraft: BEECH A23-19 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 115 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 5758V, N5758V, N-5758V, Serial Number: MB-41, Year manufactured: 1966, Airworthiness Date: 03/22/1966, Certificate Issue Date: 10/08/2015
    Registrant (Co-Owned): Bernard D Hanks, 402 D St, Quinn, SD 57775, Other Owners: Jereanne M Hanks
  • Aircraft: AERONCA 7BCM (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 6284C, N6284C, N-6284C, Serial Number: 7BCM-225, Airworthiness Date: 09/25/1957, Certificate Issue Date: 07/27/2012
    Registrant (Corporation): Yardley & Co Inc, 20101 Kelly Hill Rd, Quinn, SD 57775
  • Aircraft: PIPER PA-18-135 (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 97 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 7597K, N7597K, N-7597K, Serial Number: 18-314, Year manufactured: 1950, Airworthiness Date: 06/17/1960, Certificate Issue Date: 04/29/1996
    Registrant (Individual): Patrick Guptill, 23502 Big Foote Rd, Quinn, SD 57775
  • Aircraft: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1P (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
    N-Number: 888XD, N888XD, N-888XD, Serial Number: 2310, Year manufactured: 2005, Airworthiness Date: 06/25/2010, Certificate Issue Date: 09/02/2010
    Registrant (Individual): Rick A Johnson, 20101 Kelly Hill Rd, Quinn, SD 57775

Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Quinn, SD
  • 38.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 38.5%Wood
  • 23.1%Electricity
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Quinn, SD
  • 50.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 50.0%Electricity


Quinn compared to South Dakota state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students above state average.
There are 2 pilots and no other airmen in this city.
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