Ardmore, South Dakota

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Ardmore is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fall River County, South Dakota, United States. [1] The town was founded in 1889 by European-American settlers. [2] The population was 1 at the 2020 census. [3]

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2010 Reunion of the Ardmore Volunteer Fire Department Ardmore South Dakota Reunion 2010.jpg
2010 Reunion of the Ardmore Volunteer Fire Department

The town is believed to have been derived from the name of Dora Moore, a local teacher. [4] It is at an elevation of 3,556 feet. [5]

Ardmore was featured in the May 2004 issue of National Geographic Magazine. [6] The community is located approximately one mile (1.6 km) north of the South Dakota–Nebraska border along South Dakota Highway 71. It is located next to a stretch of BNSF railroad. Approximately 15-25 abandoned houses have survived at the site. The town sign is still standing.

History

In 1927, President Calvin Coolidge stopped in Ardmore.

The town survived the Great Depression without one family on welfare. The decline of agriculture and move of young people to other areas for work reduced the population. The last time the town had a recorded population was in 1980, when the 1980 census showed a population of 16 residents.

Ardmore celebrated a reunion on September 4, 2010, at the Ardmore Volunteer Fire Department.

Education

The school district is Edgemont School District 23-1. [7]

Notable person

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ardmore, South Dakota
  2. ↑ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau: Ardmore CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  4. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 23.
  5. ↑ "Ardmore, South Dakota Information - ePodunk" . Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Change of Heartland: The Great Plains". nationalgeographic.com. May 2004. Archived from the original on October 30, 2007. Retrieved November 9, 2019– via Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Fall River County, SD" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved November 30, 2024. - Text list

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