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Marshall County Courthouse Britton is the county seat of Marshall County, which is located in the northeast corner of South Dakota |
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Aberdeen 60 Miles Forman, ND 30 Miles Oakes, ND 50 Miles
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Climate Average Winter Temperature 21.2 degrees
Average Summer Temperature 66.1 degrees
Average Annual Precipitation 20.04 inches |
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Government Police Department 5 officers & 8 dispatchers
Fire Department 24 volunteers
Fire Insurance Rating 7
Planning Commission Yes
Zoning Regulations Yes |
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Labor Analysis Marshall County Males - 1642 Females - 1697 Estimated labor force 3339 Persons w/high school education 1039 = 33.4 % Work stoppage in last 5 years 1 business Unemployment rate 7.9% Labor availability Study February 2002 |
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Earnings of Workers by Industry
Horton Inc. $600 A Week
Truss Pro $400 A Week
Buhl’s $280 A Week
Four Seasons $600 A Week |
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Major Employers
Product/Service # of employees
Horton Industries Mfg. Co. 109 Full Time & 30 Temp Marshall County 56 City of Britton 7 Full Time, 2 Part Time, 36 Seasonal Britton-Hecla School District Education 75 Marshall County Health Care Hospital/Assisted Living Medical 75 Full Time, 5 PRN Truss Pros Rafters 65 Four Seasons Petroleum/Farm 39 Marshall County Equipment JD Sales 16 Britton Ready Mix Concrete 5 Holland Bros. Petroleum/Auto 22 Likness Bros. Farm Equipment 5 Precision Wall Wall panels 11 Britton Lumber Home Building 7
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EDUCATION
# of teachers # of students
Grades Britton-Hecla Elementary 229
K-6 Britton-Hecla High School 38 262
7th-12th Sunset Colony 2 41 all
Graduates from High School (2008) 42
Private or Parochial Schools NONE
Vo-Tech NONE
College NONE |
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Educational Background of Marshall County Residents Population of 25+
Graduate Degree 109 = 3.5%
Bachelor Degree 395 = 12.7%
Associate Degree 211 = 6.8%
Some College education 598 =19.2% |
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Culture & Recreation
Public Swimming Pool 1 Constructed 2003
Tennis Courts 2
City Parks 3
Golf Course (9-hole) 1
Baseball/Football Fields 3 Constructed 2002
Soccer Fields 3
Track Field 1
Bowling Alley 1
Movie Theatre 1
Amateur Theatre 1
Museum 1
Other 4 State Parks and many lakes within 20 mile radius |
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Communications
The Britton Journal local newspaper (published weekly)
Radio Station AM = KGIM, KQKD, KQLX
FM = KGIM, KNBD, KBWS (Eden)
Television KABY (ABC) Aberdeen, SD
Cable Television 100+ Channels
Post Office 2nd Class
Federal Express Yes
UPS Yes |
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Community Facilities
Churches 5 Protestant
1 Catholic
Hotels 2 Total Rooms 29
Number of Retail Establishments ? Contact Chamber of Commerce
Number of service Businesses ? Contact Chamber of Commerce |
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Webster 42 Miles Sisseton 38 Miles Groton 40 Miles |
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Locations of Nearby Cities |
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Marshall County
2000 4576 1990 4844 1980 5404 1970 5965 |
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Population |
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Britton
2000 1328 2001 1394 2002 1590 1970 1456 |
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Financial Institutions 1 Savings Bank
1 Bank
1 Credit Union |
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1 FSA Office |
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Libraries
1 Public Library 1 High School Library 1 Elementary Library |
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Schools
1 High School 1 Elementary School |
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Medical 1 Hospital 1 Clinic 1 Doctor 1 PA 1 Dentist 1 Chiropractor 1 County Health Nurse Ambulance Service 911 Service Specialty Clinics given monthly by Avera Social Services
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Animal Services 1 Veternarian 1 Vet Clinic |
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Transportation Highways serving area Hwy 10 & Hwy 27 Distance to Interstate 40 miles Railroads Dakota Missouri Valley Western ( Union Pacific, BN & Santa Fe) Motor Freight Carriers Niesen Trucking & Anderson Trucking Municipal Airport Runway length 4100 ft. asphalt surface No Charter service Closest Commercial Airport Aberdeen, SD 60 miles |
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Utilities & Services Electricity: Otter Tail Power Company, Lake Region Electric Telephone: Venture Communications Coop Touch Tone, Fiber Optics, Water: BDM Rural Water; High Capacity Well 500,000 GPD maximum daily capacity 400,000 GPD Peak Load 150,000 GALS overhead storage capacity 250,000 GALS ground Sewers: Storm sewer80% coverage Sanitary sewer 95% coverage Treatment Plant 7 cell evaporative lagoon Solid waste disposal No Natural Gas Other Fuels: Four Seasons Fuel-Petroleum Partners LP/Gas; Holland Bros-Fuel/Gas; Brick Propane-LP/Gas; Cliff's One Stop-Fuel/Gas
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Industrial Sites & Parks Britton Industrial Park owner: Britton Development Corp.35 acres Option held by local development group Site zoned Classification Industrial One mile from city limits Property abatement available Utilities available at site sewer line size 8; water line size 10 Telephone/Electricity/ Paved Local plant Financial assistance available Contact Person Tom Farber 448-5150 |