Alcester
Union · USGS GNIS name record 1253607
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These Census tracts have reference points near Alcester. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 201 ↗
Union County · SD
- Population
- 4,229
- Median home value
- $239,200
Census tract 104 ↗
Lincoln County · SD
- Population
- 2,934
- Median home value
- $252,800
Census tract 704 ↗
Sioux County · IA
- Population
- 3,711
- Median home value
- $172,700
Census tract 9703 ↗
Plymouth County · IA
- Population
- 3,269
- Median home value
- $178,600
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Alcester ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
Named for Colonel Alcester of the British Army, who, about the time this station was established, made a very heroic fight in a battle in Egypt. (SD-T83/p. 36) This community was first named Linia, then irene, and finally changed to Alchester in 1879 by the Western Town Lot Company. (SD-T17/p45) Incorporated in 1893.
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
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SHA-256 45ad8d56b3bb4990ad8105cdda15ee7d2f07afd6941afe75b783f29b02723697
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