Ardmore, South Dakota
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Ardmore is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Fall River County, South Dakota, United States.<ref>Template:GNIS</ref> The town was founded in 1889 by European-American settlers.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The population was 1 at the 2020 census.<ref name=USCensus>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Description
The town is believed to have been derived from the name of Dora Moore, a local teacher.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> It is at an elevation of 3,556 feet.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Ardmore was featured in the May 2004 issue of National Geographic Magazine.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> The community is located approximately Template:Convert 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
In 1927, President Calvin Coolidge stopped in Ardmore while lodged at Custer State Park.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The town survived the Great Depression without any families receiving welfare assistance.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref name=":0" />
Ardmore celebrated a reunion on September 4, 2010, at the Ardmore Volunteer Fire Department.
Education
The school district is Edgemont School District 23-1.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} - Text list</ref>
Notable person
- Doc Middleton, a former resident and infamous outlaw
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