Alcester, South Dakota

Albee
(Grant County)

Alexandria
(Hanson County)

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The city of Alcester is located in Union County.

Alcester is 420 feet [128.02 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Alcester lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Manitoba has a community that is also named Alcester.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Alcester had a population of 880 people ^<2> (or 6.99% of the total population of Union County). The population of Alcester represented 0.12% of the total of South Dakota.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Alcester had a population of 892 people. This is an increase of 1.36% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Alcester.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	892	+1.36%	+0.22% since 2007
2007	890	+1.14%	+1.14% since 2006
2006	880
2005	879	-0.11%
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2000	880	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Akron (IA)	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,420	4.63% decrease
Craig (IA)	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	96	5.88% decrease
Hawarden (IA)	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	2,403	3.03% decrease
Ireton (IA)	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	584	0.17% decrease
Westfield (IA)	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	178	5.82% decrease
Beresford	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	2,150	7.18% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Alcester.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
South Dakota ^<4>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alcester - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Alcester. - Return to Citation
<3>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Alcester and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<4>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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