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Aberdeen, South Dakota

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The 2000 Census showed that Aberdeen had a population of 24,658 people ^<1>. This represents 3.26% of the total population of South Dakota, making it the state's 3rd most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	24,460	-0.8%	+0.16% since 2007
2007	24,420	-0.97%	+0.78% since 2006
2006	24,230	-1.74%
2005	24,236	-1.71%
2004	24,237	-1.71%
2003	24,226	-1.75%	-0.09% since 2002
2002	24,249	-1.66%	-0.68% since 2001
2001	24,414	-0.99%	-0.99% since 2000
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2000	24,658	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
1	Sioux Falls	SE	158 mi [254.3 km]	154,997	25.02% increase
2	Rapid City	W	251 mi [403.9 km]	65,491	9.87% increase
-3-	Aberdeen			24,460	0.8% decrease
4	Watertown	SE	74 mi [119.1 km]	20,488	1.24% increase
5	Brookings	SE	115 mi [185.1 km]	19,865	7.36% increase
6	Mitchell	S	121 mi [194.7 km]	14,752	1.33% increase
7	Pierre	SW	117 mi [188.3 km]	13,899	0.17% increase

Aberdeen had 11,259 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Aberdeen has an area ^<4> of 12.96 square miles [33.58 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Aberdeen had a 2000 population density of 1,902 people per square mile [734 people/km²], making it the state's 10th most densely populated area.

Brown County

The city of Aberdeen is located in Brown County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 35,384 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 24,658 people, Aberdeen contained 69.7% of the Brown County total.

In addition, where the community of Aberdeen has a population density of 1,902 people per square mile [734 people/km²], Brown County averages 20.66 people per square mile [7.98 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Brown County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Aberdeen and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Aberdeen. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	1	24,460	0.8% decrease
10 mi [16 km]	2	24,904	0.69% decrease
15 mi [24 km]	5	25,250	0.74% decrease
20 mi [32 km]	7	26,668	0.51% decrease
25 mi [40 km]	13	27,323	0.78% decrease
30 mi [48 km]	19	29,071	1.46% decrease

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Unfortunately, the Census Bureau has not created a QuickFact that is specific to Aberdeen.

A Census Quickfact is available for Brown County (QF-46013).

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Aberdeen:

	State Code:	46 (South Dakota)
	County Code:	013 (Brown County)
	Place Code:	00100 (Aberdeen)

	State & County Code:	46013 (South Dakota/Brown County)

	State & Place Code:	4600100 (South Dakota/Aberdeen)

Aberdeen is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Aberdeen.

The Commemorative
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South Dakota ^<6>

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Aberdeen and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Aberdeen. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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