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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux Falls, SD (88.9 miles, pop. 123,975).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (219.5 miles, pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (636.8 miles, pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Canby, MN (13.8 miles), Clear Lake, SD (15.8 miles), Toronto, SD (19.8 miles), Hendricks, MN (19.9 miles), Madison, MN (23.9 miles), Bellingham, MN (26.5 miles), Ivanhoe, MN (27.1 miles), White, SD (28.0 miles).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, average cost: $75,000
1997: 1 building, average cost: $65,000
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $5,700
1999: 0 buildings, average cost: $0
2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $37,500
2001: 0 buildings, average cost: $0
2002: 0 buildings, average cost: $0
2003: 0 buildings, average cost: $0

Area code: 605

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (23.5%), Manufacturing (18.5%), Construction (12.6%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.9%), Retail trade (10.1%).

Average weather in Gary, South Dakota

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average temp. (°F)	11.6	18.6	29.8	44.5	58.0	67.4	72.1	69.9	60.2	47.5	30.6	16.6
High temperature (°F)	21.9	28.4	39.5	55.8	69.7	78.9	83.6	81.4	72.3	59.7	40.0	26.2
Low temperature (°F)	1.3	8.7	19.9	33.1	46.2	55.9	60.6	58.4	48.1	35.3	21.1	7.0
Precipitation (in)	0.8	0.7	1.7	2.2	3.0	4.1	3.4	2.9	2.4	2.1	1.5	0.6

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Normal climate around Gary, South Dakota

Based on data reported by main weather stations

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with precip.	6	7	8	9	10	11	9	8	7	6	6	6
Wind speed (mph)	11.1	11.2	12.2	13.0	12.1	10.9	9.9	10.0	10.6	11.0	11.4	10.8
Morning humidity (%)	78	80	83	82	82	83	85	87	85	81	83	81
Afternoon humidity (%)	71	72	68	59	58	61	59	60	59	59	68	72
Sunshine (%)	56	59	59	61	64	69	75	73	67	61	48	48
Days clear of clouds	8	7	6	7	8	9	12	12	12	11	7	7
Partly cloudy days	8	7	8	8	10	11	12	11	8	8	7	7
Cloudy days	15	15	17	15	14	11	7	8	10	12	16	16
Snowfall (in)	7.1	7.9	8.8	3.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	5.9	6.5

Hospitals/medical centers near Gary:

SIOUX VALLEY CANBY CAMPUS (about 13 miles; CANBY, MN)
DEUEL COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSP &CLINIC-CAH (about 17 miles; CLEAR LAKE, SD)
HENDRICKS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; HENDRICKS, MN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gary:

BROOKINGS MUNI (about 43 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID: BKX)
WATERTOWN MUNI (about 49 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; ID: ATY)
JOE FOSS FIELD (about 87 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID: FSD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Gary:

MYERS FIELD (about 16 miles; CANBY, MN; ID: 27D)
CLEAR LAKE MUNI (about 16 miles; CLEAR LAKE, SD; ID: 5H3)
MADISON-LAC QUI PARLE COUNTY (about 24 miles; MADISON, MN; ID: DXX)

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gary:

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 101 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT enrollment: 2,711)
NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 103 miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 141 miles; VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 145 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 6,400)
CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 145 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,771)

Library in Gary:

GARY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $4,874; 12,128 books; 36 audio materials; 35 video materials; 1 serial subscriptions)

Gary compared to South Dakota state average:

Median household income significantly below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age significantly above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Population density below state average for cities.

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Strongest AM radio stations in Gary:

KMSD (1510 AM; 5 kW; MILBANK, SD; Owner: BIG STONE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
KBRF (1250 AM; 10 kW; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Gary:

KDBX (107.1 FM; CLEAR LAKE, SD; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KRSU (91.3 FM; APPLETON, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KKCK (99.7 FM; MARSHALL, MN; Owner: KMHL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KPHR (106.3 FM; ORTONVILLE, MN; Owner: BIG STONE BROADCASTING, INC.)
KNCM (88.5 FM; APPLETON, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)

TV broadcast stations around Gary:

KWCM-TV (Channel 10; APPLETON, MN; Owner: WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA EDUCATIONAL TV COMPANY)