Ardmore, South Dakota
Ardmore is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fall River County, South Dakota, United States.[1] The town was founded in 1889 by European-American settlers.[2] The population was 1 at the 2020 census.[3]
Description
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The town is believed to have been derived from the name of Dora Moore, a local teacher.[4] It is at an elevation of 3,556 feet.[5]
Ardmore was featured in the May 2004 issue of National Geographic Magazine.[6] The community is located approximately one mile (1.6 km) north of the South Dakota–Nebraska border along South Dakota Highway 71. It is located next to a stretch of BNSF railroad. Approximately 15-25 abandoned houses have survived at the site. The town sign is still standing.
History
[edit]In 1927, President Calvin Coolidge stopped in Ardmore while lodged at Custer State Park.[7][8]
The town survived the Great Depression without any families receiving welfare assistance.[8] The decline of agriculture and move of young people to other areas for work reduced the population. The 1980 census recorded a population of 16 residents.[8]
Ardmore celebrated a reunion on September 4, 2010, at the Ardmore Volunteer Fire Department.
Education
[edit]The school district is Edgemont School District 23-1.[9]
Notable person
[edit]- Doc Middleton, a former resident and infamous outlaw
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ardmore, South Dakota
- ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau: Ardmore CDP, South Dakota". www.census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 23.
- ^ "Ardmore, South Dakota Information - ePodunk". Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ "Change of Heartland: The Great Plains". nationalgeographic.com. May 2004. Archived from the original on October 30, 2007. Retrieved November 9, 2019 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "15th Annual Farm Picnic, US Field Station, Ardmore (S.D.), July 1927--Panoramic Photo". South Dakota State Historical Society. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Ardmore". South Dakota Magazine. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Fall River County, SD" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 30, 2024. - Text list
External links
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Media related to Ardmore, South Dakota at Wikimedia Commons
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