Toronto (South Dakota)

Deuel County

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Toronto is a small town ( with a status of " Town" ) in Deuel County in the U.S. state of South Dakota. In 2010, Toronto had 212 inhabitants.

Geography

Toronto is located in eastern South Dakota, near the border with Minnesota. The geographical coordinates are 44 ° 34'23 Toronto " north latitude and 96 ° 38'33 " west longitude. The city covers an area of ​​0.8 km ².

Neighboring Places of Toronto are Brandt (11,5 km to the north ), Astoria ( 9.2 km east-southeast ), White ( 15.7 km to the south) and Estelline (20,8 km west ).

The nearest major cities are Sioux Falls (131 km south), Fargo, North Dakota (283 km north ) and Minnesota's largest city Minneapolis (308 km east).

Traffic

A few kilometers west of Toronto extends Interstate 29, which is the shortest route from Kansas City, Missouri to Winnipeg in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The South Dakota Highway 28 runs in east-west direction as the main road through Toronto. All other roads are minor roads, some unpaved roadways and urban roads.

The nearest airports are the Sioux Falls Regional Airport (127 km south), the Hector International Airport in Fargo (285 km north ) and the Minneapolis -Saint Paul International Airport (306 km east).

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010, lived in Toronto 212 people in 100 households. The population density was 265 people per square kilometer. In the 100 households lived statistically 2.12 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 93.4 percent White, 3.8 percent Native American, and 1.4 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 4.2 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

23.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.9 percent were 65 years or older. 47.6 percent of the population was female.

The median annual income for a household was $ 34,524. The per capita income was $ 15,618. 8.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Memorable people

  • Harold Lovre (1904-1972), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1949-1957), born and raised in Toronto
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