Prairie City is a community in Perkins County, South Dakota, home to about 20 people across 1.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 57649.
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| Nearest major airport | Denver International Airport (DEN)406 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK)84 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Denver, CO415 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL798 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Prairie City; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Prairie City had 25 residents in the 2020 census, up 9% since 2010.
It’s the 409th largest of 440 towns in South Dakota by population.
Perkins County grew from 11,348 residents in 1910 to 2,835 in 2020.
Perkins County, 1910–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 16.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lodgepole 5sw, SD weather station (11 miles away).
734 jobs at 113 businesses in Perkins County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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