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A town of 111, settled in 1881.
Hitchcock’s median age is 56.3 years, above both South Dakota’s towns (39.5 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Hitchcock has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 135 in 1900, a peak of 358 in 1920, 112 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1895 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hitchcock, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Hitchcock.
Its one school is below. The Hitchcock Tulare School District 56-6 runs its public schools. The town’s only public school teaches 116 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitchcock-Tulare Elementary - 05Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 116 | B |
NCES · EDFacts
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 5°, and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
14% of Hitchcock residents live below the poverty line, above both the South Dakota town median (9.5%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Only 4% of working residents stay in Hitchcock for work; the rest commute out. The mean commuting time here is 23 minutes. The median commute is under 21 miles.
| Hitchcock | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 29% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $72,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among 36 South Dakota towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Hitchcock. Against the South Dakota average, Hitchcock comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 7. Hitchcock: nearly two in five adults have high blood pressure.
| Hitchcock | South Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 31% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| What stands out | Hitchcock | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.2% | 12.7% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.8% | 75.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.4% | 9.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Hitchcock’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 41 of 100. FEMA puts just over a third of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 22% to cold waves. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2007.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Hitchcock; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Hitchcock residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across South Dakota.
Town in South Dakota, United States
Hitchcock is a town in Beadle County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 112 at the 2020 census. Hitchcock co-ops with the nearby town of Tulare for sports, making them the Hitchcock/Tulare Patriots.
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Hitchcock has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.