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Bruce, South Dakota

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The city of Bruce is located in Brookings County.

Bruce is 490 feet [149.35 m] above sea level.<1>

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

Communities that are also named Bruce can be found in:

 AlbertaNew Brunswick
 Arkansas (historic<2>)North Carolina
 ColoradoPennsylvania
 FloridaTexas (historic)
 IllinoisVirginia
 MinnesotaWashington
 MississippiWest Virginia
 Montana (historic)Wisconsin

At the time of the 2000 Census, Bruce had a population of 272 people<3> (or 0.96% of the total population of Brookings County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Bruce had a population of 260 people. This is a decrease of 4.41% 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 Bruce.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000		Year-to-Year Change
2008260-4.41%-0.76% since 2007
2007262-3.68%-1.13% since 2006
2006265-2.57%+0.76% since 2005
2005263-3.31% 
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2000272The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance<4>2008
Population		Change
Since 2000
 Arlington   SW13 mi [20.92 km]9355.75% decrease
 Astoria   NE18 mi [28.97 km]13311.33% decrease
 Aurora   SE14 mi [22.53 km]4715.8% decrease
 Badger   W16 mi [25.75 km]1328.33% decrease
 Brookings   SE10 mi [16.09 km]19,8657.36% increase
 Estelline   N9 mi [14.48 km]6661.33% decrease

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


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Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Bruce. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Bruce? Please visit the Map Page for Bruce.


Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bruce - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bruce, please let us know so that we can make corrections.

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<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bruce.

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<4>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Bruce and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<5>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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