| Official Name: | Geddes |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Dakota |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Charles Mix |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Brian Fowlds |
| Established Title3: | Incorporated |
| Established Date3: | 1900[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.89 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.89 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.73 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.73 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 156 |
| Population Density Km2: | 82.68 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 214.29 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 43.2542°N -98.6975°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 1601 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 57342 |
| Area Code: | 605 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 46-23980[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1267403 |
Geddes is a city in central Charles Mix County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 156 at the 2020 census.[4]
Geddes was laid out in 1900.[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.61sqmi, all land.[6]
| Geddes Historic District | |
| Location: | Off SD 50, Geddes, South Dakota |
| Coordinates: | 43.2542°N -98.6953°W |
| Built: | 1901 |
| Architecture: | Late Victorian |
| Added: | May 8, 1973 |
| Area: | 100acres |
| Refnum: | 73001737 |
The Geddes Historic District is a 100acres historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
It includes the majority of the historic small town of Geddes, which "stopped growing, for the most part, by 1920," due to factors including the railroad not coming through, and its failure to win the county seat of Charles Mix County. Geddes had tried to wrest the county seat from Wheeler in 1900, 1904, and 1908, and the seat eventually went to Lake Andes, South Dakota (about 15miles away), where Charles Mix County Courthouse was built in 1918.[7]
The oldest building in the district is the Papineau Trading Post, built in 1857 of squared plains cottonwood logs; it is actually probably the oldest building in the entire state of South Dakota. In the 1860;s it was a store, tavern, bawdy house, and county seat of Charles Mix County. It was moved from a few miles away to an open lot in what is now the southern edge of the historic district.
The other contributing buildings were mostly built during 1900-1920. These include:
school (which was replaced in 1925).Numerous private houses, "basically the same as when they were built", are included in the district.[8]
As of the census[9] of 2010, there were 208 people, 110 households, and 57 families residing in the city. The population density was 341PD/sqmi. There were 155 housing units at an average density of 254.1/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 96.2% White, 0.5% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.0% of the population.
There were 110 households, of which 18.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 3.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 48.2% were non-families. 45.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.89 and the average family size was 2.65.
The median age in the city was 50.6 years. 16.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22% were from 25 to 44; 30.3% were from 45 to 64; and 26.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 55.8% male and 44.2% female.
At the 2000 census, there were 252 people, 122 households and 61 families residing in the city. The population density was 420.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 160 housing units at an average density of 266.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 98.02% White, 0.79% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.79% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population.
There were 122 households, of which 22.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.0% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.0% were non-families. 49.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 34.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.98.
19.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 20.6% from 25 to 44, 15.1% from 45 to 64, and 32.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median household income was $21,250, and the median family income was $36,250. Males had a median income of $20,938 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,520. About 15.5% of families and 13.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 23.6% of those 65 or over.