| Official Name: | Lake Norden, South Dakota |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Motto: | "Cheese Is Our Whey" |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Dakota |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hamlin |
| Established Title3: | Incorporated |
| Established Date3: | 1916[1] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.38 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.26 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.12 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.92 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.87 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.05 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 554 |
| Population Density Km2: | 245.26 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 635.32 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Coordinates: | 44.58°N -97.2108°W |
| Elevation Ft: | 1690 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 57248 |
| Area Code: | 605 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 46-35460[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1267451 |
Lake Norden is a city in Hamlin County, South Dakota, United States. It is part of the Watertown, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 554 at the 2020 census.[4]
Lake Norden was laid out in 1908, and named after a lake near the town site.[5]
In May 2023, a fire destroyed the city's volunteer fire department.[6]
Lake Norden is the home of the South Dakota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame.
The Agropur, Inc. plant in Lake Norden employs roughly as many people as the amount that live in the town. In 2019 the plant completed an addition that tripled daily cheese output to just under a million pounds a day. It produces and ships many food ingredients, including whey protein products and cheeses.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.88sqmi, of which 0.83sqmi is land and 0.05sqmi is water.[7]
As of the census[8] of 2010, there were 467 people, 175 households, and 106 families residing in the city. The population density was 562.7PD/sqmi. There were 198 housing units at an average density of 238.6/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 93.1% White, 0.4% Native American, 5.6% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.3% of the population.
There were 175 households, of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.4% were non-families. 35.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 3.02.
The median age in the city was 46.4 years. 21.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.5% were from 25 to 44; 21% were from 45 to 64; and 29.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.0% male and 54.0% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 432 people, 172 households, and 99 families residing in the city. The population density was 654.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 193 housing units at an average density of 292.3sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 97.92% White, 1.39% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.23% from other races, and 0.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.93% of the population. 29.6% were of Norwegian, 26.8% German, 14.0% Finnish, and 7.5% Swedish ancestry according to Census 2000.
There were 172 households, out of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 38.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.8% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 28.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $28,194, and the median income for a family was $42,000. Males had a median income of $26,667 versus $14,063 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,852. About 7.4% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 26.4% of those age 65 or over.