North Sioux City

North Sioux City is a city in Union County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 3,042 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Sioux City, IA-NE-SD Metropolitan Statistical Area. French-Canadian farmer Joseph La Plant, born ca. 1823 in Indiana, settled at Sioux Point in 1849 and is listed with other early settlers in the 1860 census as living "Between Big Sioux and Big Stone Lake" in the "Unorganized" area of Minnesota. North Sioux City was incorporated in 1951. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.29 square miles (5.93 km²) The city has been assigned the ZIP code 57049 and the FIPS place code 45700. The city is located at 42°3152N 96°2944W (42.530999, -96.495494), bounded on the east by the Big Sioux River and on the west by the oxbow McCook Lake. It has a population of 2,530, with a population density of 1,119.5 inhabitants per square mile (432.2/km²) In the 2000 census, there were 2,288 people, 916 households, and [1] 621 families living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 93.5% White, 0.6% African American, 1.3% Native American, 0,6% Asian, 0, 1% Pacific Islander, 1,4% from other races, and 2.6%. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.8%.

History

North Sioux City is the primary city name, but also Dakota Dunes, Mccook Lake, N Sioux City are acceptable city names or spellings. The official name is North Sioux City, South Dakota. The land between the Missouri River and the Big Sioux River was a meeting place for Native American Indians traveling the two rivers. Area tribes current to the 1804 Lewis and Clark expedition were the Omaha, Yankton Dakota and Ponca, all Siouan language speakers. French-Canadian farmer Joseph La Plant, born ca. 1823 in Indiana, settled at Sioux Point in 1849 and is listed with other early settlers in the 1860 census as living "Between Big Sioux and Big Stone Lake" in the "Unorganized" area of Minnesota. The closest post office located immediately down and across the rivers in Sioux City, Iowa. North Sioux City was incorporated in 1951 and became the city of Sioux City in 1973. The city is located on the banks of the Little Sioux River, which flows into the Mississippi River at the north end of the city. It is located at the junction of the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers, about 30 miles south of the town of Fargo, North Dakota. The town of Sioux Point, Minnesota, is about 20 miles north of the same area and was founded in 1851. It was the first city in the state to be named after a Native American tribe, the Sioux. The name Sioux Point is now used for a tourist attraction in the town's tourist attraction, Sioux Point Park. The park was built in the 1930s and 1940s by a group of settlers from Sioux Point and the nearby town of Little Sioux, Minnesota. It has a population of about 2,000.

Geography

North Sioux City is located at 42°3152N 96°2944W (42.530999, -96.495494), bounded on the east by the Big Sioux River and on the west by the oxbow McCook Lake.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.29 square miles (5.93 km²) North Sioux City has been assigned the ZIP code 57049 and the FIPS place code 45700. The city is located in the U.S. state of South Dakota, and is part of the Sioux County, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes the cities of Sioux City and Sioux Falls. The ZIP code is 57049, and the place code is 45700, which is the city's FIPS ZIP code. It is located on the banks of the Little Sioux River, a tributary of the Red River, which flows into Big Sioux Lake. The Big Sioux is the largest river in the city, with an area of 5.85 square miles, or 2.85 km². The Little Sioux is a smaller river, with a area of 0.03 square miles and 0.08 km², both of which are land. North Sioux has a ZIP code of 57049; it has a place code of 45700; it is in the state of North Dakota. It has a population of 1,816. It was the site of the World War II Battle of the Bulge, which took place in 1858.

Demographics

At the 2010 census there were 2,530 people, 1,073 households, and 679 families living in the city. The median household income was $39,333, and the median family income was $44,926. The racial makeup of the city was 93.5% White, 0.6% African American, 1.3% Native American, 0,6% Asian,0.1% Pacific Islander, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.8%. The median age was 37.4 years, with 24.7% of residents under the age of 18. The city's population was 49.0% male and 51.0 per cent female at the 2000 census. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was2.99. The per capita income for the city is $21,416. About 5.7 per cent of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3 percent of those under age 18 and 3.7per cent of those age 65 or over. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that the city has a population of 2.5 million, up from 2.3 million at the start of the 1990s. The population growth rate since the 1970s has been about 1.5 per cent. The 2010 census reported that the population had grown from 1,119.5 to 1,146 in that time period.

Major businesses

North Sioux City is the former home of Gateway, Inc., the area's most well-known employer. At its height, Gateway employed over 6000 employees. Fewer than 100 people have jobs at the original facility. Mars Petcare purchased the city's Menu Foods plant in October 2007 and operated it until 2011. In 2016 Royal Canin broke ground on a 45,000 sq ft addition to the plant and invested about $60 million in state-of-the-art facilities to enhance its production of specialty pet foods. In February 2022, Royal canin announced in February 2022 that they would invest another $185 million in new production lines at their North Sioux City plant, which is expected to create 149 new jobs. Legalization of recreational marijuana in South Dakota is expected. to encourage the opening of similar shops selling to out- of-state customers. Military Road is locally known as "The Strip" hosts a number of casinos and fireworks stores. These take advantage of the lack of these products in neighboring Nebraska. The city is home to the University of Sioux City, which was founded in 1883. The University of South Dakota has a chapter of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, the oldest fraternity in the U.S. and the oldest chapter of Phi Delta theta in the world. The chapter was established in 1887. The university was founded by John Pierson, who was the founder of the Pierson School of Business. The fraternity was the first of its kind in the United States.

Education

North Sioux City Public Schools are part of the Dakota Valley School District (South Dakota) The district has one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school.Students attend Dakota Valley High School. North Sioux City is home to the North Dakota Museum of Natural History. The museum is located in the town of Sioux City, South Dakota. It is located on the banks of the North Sioux River, which runs through the city. The city is also home to a museum of natural history, which was established in the early 1900s. It was named after the town's founder, William Sioux. The district also has a middle school and a high school, which are located in Sioux City. The school district has three elementary schools and onemiddle school. The high school is located at the center of the district, near the city's downtown area. It has one middle and one elementary elementary school as well as a middle and high school for high school students. The elementary school has a gymnasium, and the high school has an auditorium, which is used for assemblies and other events. The middle school also has an after-school program for students who want to stay on track with their studies. The public school has two middle schools, one for boys and one for girls. There is also a middle/high school program for girls, which has a junior/senior high school program. The town has a public library, which offers free and reduced-price lunches for all students.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in North Sioux City, Union County, South Dakota = 94.5. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 40. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 99. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in North Sioux City = 3.5 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 3,042 individuals with a median age of 37 age the population grows by 16.48% in North Sioux City, Union County, South Dakota population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 1,134.65 residents per square mile of area (438.08/km²). There are average 2.45 people per household in the 1,087 households with an average household income of $51,269 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 5.40% of the available work force and has dropped -3.32% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 27.96%. The number of physicians in North Sioux City per 100,000 population = 475.6.

Weather

The annual rainfall in North Sioux City = 27.7 inches and the annual snowfall = 21.3 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 70. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 212. 86 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 8.2 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 43, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in North Sioux City, Union County, South Dakota which are owned by the occupant = 71.05%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 29 years with median home cost = $190,870 and home appreciation of 3.01%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $14.97 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $3,871 per student. There are 15.9 students for each teacher in the school, 545 students for each Librarian and 327 students for each Counselor. 4.40% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 13.14% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 4.73% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).