Vale, South Dakota

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Vale, South Dakota
census-designated place
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Vale
Vale (the United States)
Coordinates: 44°37′15″N103°23′55″W / 44.62083°N 103.39861°W / 44.62083; -103.39861
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Butte
Area
[1]
 • Total1.49 sq mi (3.86 km2)
 • Land1.49 sq mi (3.86 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
2,772 ft (845 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total130
 • Density87.31/sq mi (33.71/km2)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code
57788
Area code 605
FIPS code 46-65940 [4]
GNIS feature ID2628852 [2]

Vale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Butte County, South Dakota, United States. According to the 2020 census, the population was 130. [5] Vale has been assigned the ZIP code of 57788. The public school located in Vale, whose mascot was The Beet Diggers, closed in 1982.

Vale was so-named because the town site is located in a valley. [6]

The Full Throttle Saloon, a large bar and entertainment site described as the world's largest biker bar [7] and previously the subject of the reality television series Full Throttle Saloon , was rebuilt, moving from nearby Sturgis to 600 acres in Vale near Bear Butte. [8]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 130—
U.S. Decennial Census [9]

The 2022 U.S. Decennial Census reported a total population of 130. Vale's median age was 58.7 years, much higher than the state's 38.5 median; and 48.4% are over the age of 65. 122 of Vale's residents reported only white ethnicity; 2 reported Native American, 2 reported Asian, 3 reported Hispanic/Latino heritage, and 4 reported they were multiracial. The largest heritage group was Norwegian, with 23.7% of residents reporting Norwegian ancestry. [9]

Vale has a poverty rate much higher than the state average. The median household income was $20,139, and the overall poverty rate was 26.9%, as opposed to the state's overall 12.5%. Only 11.1% of residents had completed a bachelor's degree or higher, in contrast to 31.6% of all South Dakotans. Most working residents are employed in education or social services, but the second-highest employment category is in agriculture. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vale, South Dakota
  3. ↑ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Census Bureau: Vale CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 28, 2022.
  6. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 65.
  7. ↑ Cutbertson, Ian (December 14, 2012). "Full Throttle Saloon". The Australian . Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  8. ↑ Ramsey, Sarah (June 18, 2021). "The Full Throttle Saloon in South Dakota is an Adult Playground". Wide Open Country. Wide Open Media Group. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  9. 1 2 3 "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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