Big Stone City, South Dakota

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Big Stone City

Fair
Temperature: 19.4 °F

Humidity: 86 %
Wind Speed: 11 mph S
Pressure: 29.65 "

Dew Point: 16 °F
Gusts: 11 mph S
Rain Today: 0.00 "

• Bagpipes, drums and firefighters
  

  Thirteen Aberdeen Fire and Rescue firefighters are working to carry on a long-standing tradition among their colleagues.

• Eden-Roslyn In Horizons Project
  

  From Harding County in the northwest to Gayville in the southeast, 15 South Dakota communities will take part in the third Horizons community development project starting in September.

• Class B state Legion tournament resumes
  

  The Class B American Legion state tournament has resumed after a heavy storm rolled through Milbank.

• It's time to play ball
  

  Brookings residents Russ Stubbles and Bob Semrad have gathered enough baseball gear to equip 23 youth teams on the Rosebud Reservation.

• PUC Official Testifies For Power Lines
  

  South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner Dusty Johnson has urged his Minnesota counterparts to approve new power lines that would serve the proposed Big Stone 2 power plant near Milbank.

• Power Plant Opposition
  

  Two environmental groups have asked South Dakota regulators to reject construction of a second coal-fired power plant at Big Stone City. via KSFY-TV Sioux Falls

• Men to complete cross-state run Friday
  

  "They gauge it off the weather and what their feet are looking like"

  Two men are on track to complete their run across South Dakota on Friday. Brendan Murphy, a National Guard officer from Rapid City, and Nolan Taylor, his friend from Montana, are covering 429 miles in 14 days. via ArgusLeader.com

• Woman drowns in river near South Dakota-Minnesota border
  

  Authorities say a woman drowned after falling into the Whetstone River at Big Stone City on the South Dakota-Minnesota border. via Argus Leader

• Women dies in river mishap
  

  Authorities say a woman drowned after falling into the Whetstone River at Big Stone City on the South Dakota-Minnesota border. via KXMA-TV Dickinson

• Coal-Fired Power Plant Awaits Regulation from Minnesota Government
  

  "We have to get a favorable ruling on the EIS by the feds"

  It's been four years since the coal-fired Big Stone II power plant was proposed for the Big Stone City area, and it's still waiting for the permits it needs so construction can start. via Mining News

City Description

Big Stone City is a city in Grant County, South Dakota, United States. It lies between the southern tip of Big Stone Lake and the northern bank of the Whetstone River, along the border with Minnesota. The population was 605 at the 2000 census. Big Stone City is located at 45°17′41″N, 96°27′46″W (45.294824, -96.462898). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.2 km²), all of it land. Big Stone City has been assigned the ZIP code 57216, and the FIPS place code 05540. As of the census of 2000, there were 605 people, 254 households, and 166 families residing in the city. The population density was 491.5 people per square mile (189.9/km²). There were 309 housing units at an average density of 251.0/sq mi (97.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.17% White, 0.50% Native American, and 0.33% from two or more races. There were 254 households out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was

City Contained By:

• Grant County
• South Dakota

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 3.1079857324 km squared

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