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Parkston
South Dakotacity
Parkston
Total population
1,874
Median home value
$157,100
Bachelor's+
Median income
$70,139
Founded
1886
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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Overview
Parkston is a city in Hutchinson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,567 at the 2020 census.
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History
The city was named for R. S. Parke, a landowner. Parkston was founded in 1886. The first store to be moved from Dakota City to Parkston was the (A.F.) Gimm and (Frank) Weidman's store. Dakota City was moved mostly moved to Parkston by June 25, 1886. Parkston consisted of six or eight general stores, three or four hardware stores, four machine dealers, and a variety of other stores being brought into Parkston. During the first month of Parkston's existence, an average of one building per day was being put up. By November 1886, the town's population had risen to 100 people.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.
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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 Parkston, SD from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Parkston Elementary - 02Elementary · Parkston · 280 students · 14:1 ratio
- Parkston High School - 01High · Parkston · 122 students · 10.2:1 ratio
- Parkston Middle School - 05Middle · Parkston · 102 students · 17:1 ratio
- Our HomeHigh · Parkston · 24 students · 8:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
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 Parkston
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-01 · 205 mi
- Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-27 · 205 mi
- Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-09-04 · 217 mi
- Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 218 mi
- Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 223 mi
- Wildfire Duhamel, Pennington, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-29 · 225 mi
- Wildfire Twin Butte Ck, Corson, South DakotaWildfires · 2026-07-27 · 239 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET