Gregory

Gregory is a city in western Gregory County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,221 at the 2020 census. The city took its name from its location in Gregory County. On May 8, 1965, an F5 tornado touched down on the town without any fatalities. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.71 square miles (4.43 km²) The city has been assigned the ZIP code 57533 and the FIPS place code 26180. It is located along U.S. Route 18 and South Dakota Highway 47 between Burke, seven miles to the southeast and Dallas, four miles toThe west of the city, Ponca Creek flows past Gregory, two miles to. the south and the headwaters of South Fork Whetstone Creek lie to the northeast. In 2010, there were 1,295 people, 611 households, and 326 families living in the city. There were 730 housing units at an average density of 426.9 per square mile (164.8/km²). The racial makeup of theCity was 95% White, 3.28% Native American, 0.07% Asian, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population. The median income for the city was $23,173, and the family income for a household was $31,250. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was2.94.

History

Gregory is the primary city name, but also Dixon, Iona are acceptable city names or spellings, Carlock on the other hand no longer accepted or obsolete and are no longer used as a designation. The official name is Gregory, South Dakota. Gregory was laid out in 1904. A post office called Gregory has been in operation since 1904. The local paper for Gregory and the surrounding county, the Gregory Times-Advocate, was founded in 1910. On May 8, 1965, an F5 tornado touched down on the town without causing any fatalities. The city took its name from its location in Gregory County. It is located in the eastern part of Gregory County, near the junction of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. The town has a population of 2,000. It has a post office with a ZIP code of 7053. It also has a library with a circulation of 1,200. It was founded as a town in 1904 and was named after Gregory, a county in the east of the state. The first post office in Gregory was opened in 1904, and the town was named for Gregory, the county in which it is located. The current post office was established in 1910, and it has a ZIPcode of 7063. The community is home to the Gregory High School, which opened in 1913. It had a high school with a football field and a track and field field. The high school has a junior high and senior high, which were founded in 1936. The school was named in honor of Gregory's founder, George W. Gregory, who was born in the area in 1881. The Gregory Post Office has been open since 1904 and is still in operation today. It opened in the town's current location in the center of Gregory.

Geography

Gregory is located along U.S. Route 18 and South Dakota Highway 47.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.71 square miles (4.43 km²), all land. Gregory has been assigned the ZIP code 57533 and the FIPS place code 26180. The city is located on the banks of Ponca Creek and South Fork Whetstone Creek, both of which flow into the Red River. The Red River is a tributary of the Little Red River, which flows into the Missouri River. Gregory is located between Burke, seven miles to the southeast, and Dallas, four miles toThe west of the city is the town of Gregory, which has a population of about 2,000. The town is located near the intersection of U.N. Highway 4 and Southfork Highway 47, which runs between Burke and Dallas. It is also near the junction of the Red and Little Red Rivers, and the headwaters of the South Fork of the Whetston River, all of which lie to the northeast of Gregory. The United States Geological Survey has recorded Gregory as a census-designated place (CDP) since the 1930s. The CDP has been listed as a part of South Dakota since the 1950s. It has a ZIP code of 57534 and a place code of 26180, and is located in South Dakota's Red River Valley region. It was named after Gregory, South Dakota, a town that was founded in the 18th century.

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,295 people, 611 households, and 326 families living in the city. There were 730 housing units at an average density of 426.9 per square mile (164.8/km²) The racial makeup of the city was 90.3% White, 0.2% African American, 6.8% Native American,0.6% Asian, and 2. 2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8%. The median income for a household in theCity was $23,173, and the median income. for a family was $31,250. About 12.9% of families and 18. 8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.9 percent of those under age 18 and 20.7% of those age 65 or over. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was2.94. The median age in the City was 48.5 years, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 21.7%) and 27.9%. The city has a population density of 757.3 inhabitants per squaremile (292.4/ km²) and a population size of 1,342 people. The city's median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there are 84.1 males. There are 78.9 males for every 100 women.

Notable person

Oscar Micheaux was the first major African-American feature filmmaker to direct a feature film. Micheaux is best known for his work on "The Color Purple" and "The Godfather," among other films. He is also known for being the first African-Americans to win the Academy Award for Best Documentary. He was also the first black man to win a Primetime Emmy Award for best cinematography. He also won an Oscar for best director for his short film, "Oscar," in 1994. He died in a car crash in 2005. He has been married to his longtime girlfriend, the actress and producer Lina Wertheim, since 2007. He had a son, Oscar Jr., and a daughter, Lina, with his first wife. He made his feature film debut with "The color red" in 1994, and won an Emmy for best directing in 1995. He went on to win an Oscar in 2000 for "The Lord of the Flies," in which he made his second feature-length film. His son Oscar Jr. also made a film, and was nominated for an Emmy in 2000. He won an Academy Award in 2002 for best documentary, "The Grand Budapest Hotel," for directing "The Great Gatsby" in 1998. His daughter Lina made her first film in 2000, and is now married to fellow filmmaker and actor Michael Douglas. He's also worked on several other films, including "Scoop" in 2002.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Gregory, Gregory County, South Dakota = 99. 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 20. 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 98. 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 Gregory = 3.6 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 1,221 individuals with a median age of 49.8 age the population dropped by -12.22% in Gregory, Gregory County, South Dakota population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 709.47 residents per square mile of area (273.92/km²). There are average 2.12 people per household in the 554 households with an average household income of $28,919 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 3.00% of the available work force and has dropped -5.15% 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 26.70%. The number of physicians in Gregory per 100,000 population = 120.7.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Gregory = 23 inches and the annual snowfall = 38.5 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 73. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 220. 89 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 8.7 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 39, 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 Gregory, Gregory County, South Dakota which are owned by the occupant = 53.65%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 52 years with median home cost = $43,960 and home appreciation of 1.69%. 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 $22.35 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 $4,742 per student. There are 13.6 students for each teacher in the school, 970 students for each Librarian and 431 students for each Counselor. 6.16% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 11.29% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 2.96% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).