Volga, South Dakota

Volga
City
Location in Brookings County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Brookings County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 44°19′19″N 96°55′20″W / 44.32194°N 96.92222°W / 44.32194; -96.92222
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyBrookings
FoundedDecember 27, 1879
IncorporatedJuly 10, 1903[1]
Government
 • MayorKen Fideler
Area
[2]
 • Total
1.14 sq mi (2.95 km2)
 • Land1.14 sq mi (2.95 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[3]
1,631 ft (497 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total
2,113
 • Estimate 
(2022)[5]
2,271
 • Density1,855.14/sq mi (716.32/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57071
Area code605
FIPS code46-67700
GNIS feature ID1267618[3]
Websitevolgacity.com

Volga (/ˈvɑːlɡə/ VAHL-guh)[6] is a city in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States with a population of 2,113 at the 2020 census.[4]

History

Volga was founded by the Western Town Lot Company on December 27, 1879, by Col. Arthur Jacoby, who had platted the area in September of that year. It was originally named "Bandy Town" after the Bandy family, early settlers there. In December 1879, the railroad assigned it the name "Volga", either after the Volga River in Russia, or the town (and river) of Volga, Iowa.[7][8][9]: 141  From November 1879 to May 1880, Volga was at the end of the railroad, which stimulated the settlement's growth.[9]: 141  By 1881, there were around 400 inhabitants.[9]: 142  By the next year, Volga had five general stores and two hardware stores, as well as two hotels and three lumber yards.[10]: 59  By sometime in the early 1880s, there were four hotels, chief of which was the Farrington.[11] The lumber yard owned by the Laird, Norton Company was closed in 1884.[10]: 81 

Volga is mentioned in the 1940 novel The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder in the chapter titled "Pa Goes to Volga".[12]

In November 1994, it was decided that a soybean processing plant – expected to create 67 jobs – would be built in Volga.[13]: 271  Groundbreaking took place in mid-1995. In September 1996, a $32.5 million soybean processing plant opened in Volga, the first such facility in South Dakota.[13]: 273 [14] Described as "a major agricultural hub in the Brookings area", it is able to process 85,000 bushels daily. The facility is operated by South Dakota Soybean Processors, who have since also opened a soybean plant near Miller, with plans for a plant in Mitchell.[14][15] Prairie AquaTech, a fish feed company, built a facility to the south of the Volga plant in 2019.[14]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.91 square miles (2.36 km2), all land.[16] To the east of the city is the Big Sioux River, to the northwest is Lake Goldsmith.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880287—
18902983.8%
190039632.9%
191056843.4%
19206005.6%
19306040.7%
19406324.6%
1950578−8.5%
196078034.9%
197098225.9%
19801,22124.3%
19901,2633.4%
20001,43513.6%
20101,76823.2%
20202,11319.5%
2022 (est.)2,271[5]7.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[17]
2020 Census[4]

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, there were 2,113 people, 938 households.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,768 people, 734 households, and 483 families living in the city. The population density was 1,942.9 inhabitants per square mile (750.2/km2). There were 783 housing units at an average density of 860.4 per square mile (332.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.2% White, 0.3% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.7% of the population.

There were 734 households, of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.5% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.2% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.98.

The median age in the city was 33.8 years. 26.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.2% were from 25 to 44; 22.2% were from 45 to 64; and 13.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,435 people, 571 households, and 413 families living in the city. The population density was 1,862.1 inhabitants per square mile (719.0/km2). There were 596 housing units at an average density of 773.4 per square mile (298.6/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 98.75% White, 0.42% Native American, 0.21% Asian, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 0.42% of the population.

There were 571 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.5% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 30.8% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $41,818, and the median income for a family was $51,131. Males had a median income of $31,083 versus $23,190 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,237. About 3.4% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

Culture

The Brookings County Museum in Volga

Old Timers Day in Volga occurs in the second week of June every year and is capped off by an over-21-only street dance and many private parties.[18]

Points of interest

There are four places in Volga listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the Henry-Martinson House (added in 1977), the Volga Auditorium (added in 2000), the John L. Hall House (added in 2010) and the Volga Hospital (added in 2023).[19][20]

The Brookings County Museum, consisting of six buildings, is situated in Volga City Park. The museum contains around 5,000 artifacts related to the county's history. It was initially set up in the Brookings County Courthouse, in 1939.[21][22] In 1965, Volga's City Council provided the Brookings County Historical Society land for a museum.[13]: 176–177  The museum moved to Volga, opening at its present location in July 1969.[13]: 194  The 1872 Sundet Log Cabin – previously ten miles south of Brookings – was also relocated there, in 1973.[13]: 211  The Trygve Trooien Horse-Drawn Museum was opened in May 2018.[23][24] The museum complex also includes a 19th century one-room rural school, the Vintage Farm Equipment building, and the James Hauxhurst House.[22]

The 106-acre Meadow Creek Golf Course is located to the south. Since December 2019, it has been within city limits, due to being annexed.[25]

Schadé Vineyard is a winery to the west of Volga, founded in 2000.[26]

Infrastructure

Volga is located on U.S. Route 14. The Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad serves Volga, passing through it.[27]

Education

Volga Christian School

Public schools

Volga is served by the Sioux Valley School District. The district has one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school. Students attend Sioux Valley High School. Three communities are included in the Sioux Valley school system: Bruce, Sinai, and Volga.[28]

The Sioux Valley Cossacks football team is traditionally one of the strongest teams in the 11B classification.[29]

As of 2020, the Sioux Valley Cossacks competitive cheer team has won 14 consecutive State A Cheer titles.[30]

Private schools

Volga also has a private K through 8th school called the Volga Christian School.

Media

Newspapers

The Volga Tribune is a local weekly newspaper that has been published since 1882.[31]

Radio

See also: KBRK-FM

The KBRK radio station has been broadcasting in the Brookings area since 1955.[13]: 242  KV91 (KVAA)[32] was founded with its studios in Volga in 1983.[13]: 242  It changed its call sign to KJJQ in 1985, moving its studios into an old railroad depot in Brookings in 1990.[33][13]: 257–258 

Notable person

See also

References

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Volga, South Dakota
  4. ^ a b c "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". United States Census Bureau. July 23, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "The AP in South Dakota | Broadcast Pronunciation Guide". Associated Press. Archived from the original on February 21, 2012.
  7. ^ "Volga Community Profile" (PDF). volgacity.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 27, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
  8. ^ Anderson, Gary; Stach, Ken (July 2008). "A Study of Brookings County, South Dakota" (PDF). Dakota Collector. Vol. XXV, no. 3. Dakota Postal History Society. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  9. ^ a b c "Volga". History of southeastern Dakota. Sioux City, Ia., Western Publishing Company. 1881. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  10. ^ a b Vogel, John N. (1992). Great Lakes lumber on the Great Plains: the Laird, Norton Lumber Company in South Dakota. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press. ISBN 978-0-87745-385-7. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  11. ^ Cecil, Chuck (March 8, 2023). "Did a US president really stay in a Volga Hotel?". Brookings Register. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  12. ^ Blumberg, Lisa (April 1997). "Toward The Little House". American Heritage. Vol. 48, no. 2. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h Cecil, Chuck (2001). Becoming Someplace Special. C. Cecil. ISBN 978-1-893490-03-1. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  14. ^ a b c "When a soybean plant came to this South Dakota town, other businesses followed". Mitchell Republic. September 16, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  15. ^ Kronaizl, Andrew (July 26, 2022). "Soybean group moves ahead with proposed $500 million project south of Mitchell". SDPB. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  16. ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2012.
  17. ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  18. ^ "Old Timers Day kicking off today in Volga, continues through weekend". Brookings Register. June 8, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  19. ^ "South Dakota (SD), Brookings County". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  20. ^ "Weekly List 2023 02 10 - National Register of Historic Places". National Park Service. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  21. ^ "Brookings County Museum reopening, sale planned". Brookings Register. April 16, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  22. ^ a b Cecil, Chuck. "County museum plans Memorial Day opening". Brookings Register. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  23. ^ Cecil, Chuck (January 4, 2018). "Big wheels turning at county museum". Brookings Register. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  24. ^ Cecil, Chuck (May 22, 2018). "New Trygve A. Trooien Horse-Drawn Museum opening Sunday". Brookings Register. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  25. ^ Rhodes, Matthew (January 9, 2020). "Volga annexes golf course, providing financial assistance". Brookings Register. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  26. ^ "Fruit of the Volga Vine". South Dakota Magazine. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  27. ^ "Brookings County Master Transportation Plan" (PDF). South Dakota Department of Transportation. August 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  28. ^ "Sioux Valley Schools". Sioux Valley Schools. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
  29. ^ "Football | Athletics | SDHSAA". www.sdhsaa.com. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011.
  30. ^ Borg, Zach (October 24, 2020). "Sioux Valley & Dakota Valley Dynasties Continue At State A Cheer & Dance Meet". www.dakotanewsnow.com. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  31. ^ "The Volga Tribune (Volga, Brookings County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-Current". Library of Congress. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  32. ^ "KV91 Appoints Three" (PDF). Radio & Records. June 10, 1983. p. 10. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  33. ^ "Call Letter Changes" (PDF). Popular Communications. October 1985. p. 50. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
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