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Hitchcock
South Dakotatown
Hitchcock
Total population
91
Median home value
$81,000
Bachelor's+
Median income
$67,656
Air quality index
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Hitchcock is a town in Beadle County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 112 at the 2020 census.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
Hitchcock was platted in 1881. Early variant names were Clarkville and Altoona. A post office has been in operation in Hitchcock since 1881.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Hitchcock, SD from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- giant floaterPyganodon grandis (Say, 1829) · Bivalvia65
- fragile heelsplitterPotamilus fragilis (Rafinesque, 1820) · Bivalvia44
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves35
- pink papershellPotamilus ohiensis (Rafinesque, 1820) · Bivalvia30
- Blue-winged TealSpatula discors (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves28
- deertoeTruncilla truncata Rafinesque, 1820 · Bivalvia26
- Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollis (De Geer, 1773) · Insecta24
- KilldeerCharadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves24
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Hitchcock-Tulare Elementary - 05Elementary · Hitchcock · 104 students · 11.6:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.7 — 2026-01-095 km ENE of Artesian, South Dakota
- M 2.5 — 2022-01-169 km NE of Plankinton, South Dakota
- M 3.1 — 2005-10-197 km N of Howard, South Dakota
- M 3.5 — 2003-11-2122 km SSW of Wessington, South Dakota
- M 3.1 — 2002-07-260 km WSW of Huron, South Dakota
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in South Dakota
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Hitchcock
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 196 mi
- Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 211 mi
- Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-09-04 · 215 mi
- Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 215 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET