Population: 1,352. Estimated population in 2021: 1,169 (-13.5% change)
Males: 648 (47.9%), Females: 704 (52.1%)
Potter County
Zip code: 57442
Median resident age: 45.3 years
Median household income: $30,469
Median house value: $44,100
Races in Gettysburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
- American Indian (1.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (51.2%), Irish (10.9%), Norwegian (10.0%), English (7.5%), United States (4.7%), French (3.0%).
Elevation: 2061 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Gettysburg
- High school or higher: 82.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 20.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 1.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Gettysburg city
- Never married: 15.3%
- Now married: 61.1%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 12.8%
- Divorced: 10.4%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -142 (-9.5%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Gettysburg:
- GETTYSBURG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (700 EAST GARFIELD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Gettysburg:
- HOLY INFANT HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; HOVEN, SD)
- BOWDLE HOSPITAL – CAH (about 37 miles; BOWDLE, SD)
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 47 miles; PIERRE, SD)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Gettysburg:
- PIERRE REGIONAL (about 50 miles; PIERRE, SD; Abbreviation: PIR)
- ABERDEEN REGIONAL (about 111 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Abbreviation: ABR)
- HURON REGIONAL (about 128 miles; HURON, SD; Abbreviation: HON)
Other public-use airports nearest to Gettysburg:
- GETTYSBURG MUNI (about 2 miles; GETTYSBURG, SD; Abbreviation: 0D8)
- HOVEN MUNI (about 21 miles; HOVEN, SD; Abbreviation: 9F8)
- ONIDA MUNI (about 24 miles; ONIDA, SD; Abbreviation: 98D)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Gettysburg:
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
- UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 133 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
- BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 138 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,205)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 224 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 235 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
- MINOT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 241 miles; MINOT, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 246 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
Schools
Public high school in Gettysburg:
- GETTYSBURG HI SCH (Students: 114; Location: 100 E KING AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Gettysburg:
- GETTYSBURG ELEM (Students: 155; Location: 100 E KING AVE; Grades: KG – 06)
- GETTYSBURG JR HI (Students: 55; Location: 100 E KING AVE; Grades: 07 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Gettysburg:
- POTTER COUNTY FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $60,125; Location: 106 E COMMERCIAL AVE; 16,628 books; 915 audio materials; 340 video materials; 47 serial subscriptions)