A town of 675, settled in 1885. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The thing Armour does most differently from other towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Be the first to start the conversation.
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Armour. Another town gets a different order.
Armour has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 10°, and about 34 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 35% of U.S. communities.
Most working residents leave Armour for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Corsica (13%), Mitchell (9%) and Sioux Falls (8%). Half commute less than 25 miles.
The public schools Armour’s kids attend outperform 60% of South Dakota’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armour Elementary - 02 | PK–5 | 119 | C+ |
| Armour Middle School - 03 | 6–8 | 50 | B− |
| Armour High School - 01 | 9–12 | 57 | B+ |
Armour beats the South Dakota average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
| What stands out | Armour | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 15.2% | 18.8% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82% | 75.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.9% | 6.8% |
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
2 places in Armour on the National Register of Historic Places.
8 notable people were born in Armour.
City in South Dakota, United States
Armour is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 698 at the 2020 census.
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