Community Profile
Community Profile
"You are a winner anytime in Winner"
Whether your interest in Winner is business, family relocation, tourism, the outdoors, or civic involvement, we want you to get better acquainted with what we have to offer.
Agriculture is the main source of income and the backbone of our existence. Cooperation among all levels of the public and private sector is the key to our success. The hard working people of Winner are proud of their many accomplishments. In order for that tradition to continue, we have developed an agenda for the future. This comprehensive plan includes improvements in economic development, education, medical care, infrastructure, law enforcement, arts and recreation and environmental protection.
We want you to be a part of our future. We invite you to take a moment to acquaint yourself with our community. The following pages provide factual information to assist you with your decision making process. To that end we are confident in our ability to satisfy your goals and expectations.
Welcome to Winner!
History of Winner, Tripp County, South Dakota
The State of South Dakota occupies a portion of the area originally acquired by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. The area was partially explored by Lewis and Clark in the Missouri River Expedition of 1804-1806. Sioux Indians dominated the region through the period of fur trading to the middle of the 19th century.
Extensive settlement of the area began in the 1870's with the westward movement of land speculators and farmers. In 1861, the Dakota Territory was established. It was comprised of the land now included in North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and eastern Montana.
Tripp County, named after lawyer and Territorial Judge Bartlett Tripp, was opened to homesteading in 1907. The City of Winner was designated as the permanent county seat in 1910 after winning the campaign for the title from the other communities in the county. The establishment of the Chicago and Northwestern railroad line through the Winner town site played a decisive role in the selection.
In 1913 Tripp County received an allotment of Chinese Ringneck Pheasants from the State Game, Fish, and Parks Department. Twelve birds were released along Dog Ear Creek. The proliferation of the birds since that time has resulted in the area becoming nationally known for the excellent hunting which is available.
The county is also known for its excellent cattle, wheat, oats and alfalfa production.
Climate
Approximately 70 percent of the time, the Winner area enjoys clear visibility of more than 45 miles. The air is clear and unpolluted, with low humidity. Winds average less than ten miles per hour and fog occurs less than a dozen times a year. Weather is suitable for flying approximately 355 days a year. Winner experiences 170 days between killing frosts.
Tripp County lies almost in the center of North America; Winner is located at 43 degrees, 24 minutes, 28 seconds north latitude and 99 degrees, 51minutes, 0 seconds west longitude; and as such, is subject to extremes of the continental climate.
MONTHLY TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION (Ten year average)
| MONTH |
HIGH |
LOW |
MEAN |
PRECIPITATION |
| January |
31.2 |
9.0 |
20.1 |
.0.46 |
| February |
37.6 |
14.7 |
26.1 |
0.70 |
| March |
45.8 |
22.3 |
34.0 |
1.36 |
| April |
67.1 |
35.2 |
48.5 |
2.74 |
| May |
73.2 |
46.7 |
60.0 |
3.25 |
| June |
82.7 |
56.9 |
69.9 |
3.80 |
| July |
90.3 |
62.7 |
76.5 |
2.85 |
| August |
88.4 |
60.7 |
74.6 |
2.59 |
| September |
78.2 |
50.4 |
64.3 |
1.86 |
| October |
66.0 |
39.3 |
52.7 |
1.29 |
| November |
48.0 |
25.2 |
36.6 |
0.74 |
| December |
36.4 |
15.2 |
25.8 |
0.56 |
Demographics
POPULATION
|
YEAR |
WINNER |
COUNTY |
STATE |
| 1980 |
3,472 |
7,268 |
690,768 |
| 1990 |
3,354 |
6,924 |
696,004 |
| 2000 |
3,137 |
6,430 |
754,844 |
| BY SEX: |
WINNER |
TRIPP COUNTY |
| Male |
48% |
49.35% |
| Femaie |
52% |
50.65 |
| BY AGE |
WINNER |
TRIPP COUNTY |
| Under 18 |
27% |
30.16% |
| 18-65 |
48% |
50.17% |
| over 65 |
25% |
19.67% |
| BY RACE |
WINNER |
TRIPP COUNTY |
| Caucasian |
89.4% |
88.4% |
| Native American |
9.1% |
11% |
| African American |
<1%l |
<1%l |
|
Oriental |
<1% |
<1% |
Government
FORM Mayor and Six-member Council
MEETING LOCATION Wells Fargo Bank Building Winner, SD 57580
MEETING TIME First and Third Mondays at 6:30 p.m.
BOND ISSUES City: $2,510,000 County: NONE School:$2,020.000
ZONING: Winner City Planning and Zoning Commission Meets First and Third Mondays at 6:30 p.m.
BUILDING PERMIT One (1%) Percent of total cost of building
STREETS Ninety-eight (98%) Percent paved
FIRE DEPARTMENT Class 7
30 Volunteer Firemen
Major Equipment:
· 1986 Ford Pumper
· 1985 Ford Pumper
· 1982 Chevrolet Tanker
· 1980 Ford Tanker
· 1998 Ladder Truck
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Eight (8) Full-time officers
Nine (9) Dispatchers (7FT,2PT)
JAIL Operated by the City of Winner
911 CENTER Operated by the City of Winner
Taxes
Taxes
TOTAL TAX VALUATIONS FOR TRIPP COUNTY:
Ag 18.75
NAZ 19.59
OWNER OCCUPIED 20.82
NON AG 27.07
Utilities
ELECTRICITY:
OPERATOR Winner Municipal Utilities
SUPPLIERS
· Missouri River Energy Resources
· (WAPA) Western Area Power Association
RATE $0.0525 Per Kilowatt
$7.25 Per month per meter
LIQUID PETROLEUM AND FUEL OIL:
· Country Pride Cooperative
· Schaeffer and Co.
WATER:
Source: Seven (7) deep wells
Pumping Capacity: 1,963 gallons per minute
Total Capacity: 2.8 million gallons per day
Peak Demand: 1.6 million gallons per day
Storage Capacity: 2.5 million gallons
Commercial Rate: 0 – 1,000 gallons $7.00
1,001 – 5,000 gallons .90/1000
5,001 – 10,000 gallons .85/1000
15,000 – and over .70/1000
Residential Rate: $5.00/Month and $0.90/1,000 Gallons
WATER ANALYSIS:
PARAMETER RAW WATER SAMPLE ( MG/1) SUGGESTED LIMIT (MG/1)
Alkalinity – p (CACO3) 0.0 -
Alkalinity – m (CACO3) 166.0 mg/L -
Hardness 172.2 mg/L -
Calcium 57.2 mg/ L -
Magnesium 7.1 mg/L -
Bicarbonate (HCO3) 229 mg/L -
Sulfate (SO4) 10.6 mg/l 250.0
Iron (FE) .58 mg/L 30.3
Manganese (Mn) <.02 mg/L 0.05
Sodium (Na) 8.03 mg/L 20.0
Potassium 8.25 mg/L -
Chloride (Cl) <3.0 mg/L 250.0
Fluoride (F) .53 mg/L 4.0
Nitrate (NO3) 1.8 mg/L 10.0
Total Solids 269 mg/L 500.0
pH (No./units) 7.66 Units 500.0
Langelier Index .17 -
Carbonate 0.0
Conductivity 386 umho/cm
TRIPP COUNTY WATER USERS DISTRICT
Source Three Wells
Pumping Capacity 1500 gallons per minute
Total Capacity
Peak Demand 1.5 million gallons per day
Storage Capacity 1.5 million gallons
Bulk Rates For Colome, Dallas, Winner, Ideal, Wood, Bull Creek
$.95 per 1000 gallons plus any debt service
Witten $7.00 minimum, no water, $3.00 per 1000
Farm Rates $25.80 minimum, no water rates from $3.00/gal 1-5000gal
to $2.00/gal over 200,000 gallons
PARAMETER AMOUNT
Alkalinity-p(CACO3) 0.0 mg/L
Alkalinity-m(CACO3) 111 mg/L
Hardness 108 mg/L
Calcium 36 mg/L
Magnesium 4.4 mg/L
Bicarbonate (HCO3) 135 mg/L
Sulfate (SO4) <10.0 mg/L
Iron (FE) 0.04 mg/L
Manganese (Mn) <0.02 mg/L
Sodium (Na) 4.7 mg/L
Potassium 6.1 mg/L
Chloride (Cl) 1.6 mg/L
Fluoride (F) 1.08 mg/L
Nitrate (NO3) 1.7 mg/L
Total Solids 187 mg/L
pH (No./units) 7.7 pH units
Langelier Index -0.16
Carbonate 0.0 mg/L
Conductivity 253 umho/cm
SEWER:
TYPE: Lagoons
CAPACITY: 10,277,500 Gallons based on 180-day storage
AVERAGE DEMAND: 220 GPM
PEAK DEMAND: 450 GPM, with inflow 800 GPM
SEWER RATE: Based on water usage per month
SOLID WASTE:
DISPOSAL: Heartland Waste Disposal
COMMERCIAL RATE: Small & large business class rates. $17/month minimum
RECYCLING: Tripp County Recycling Center accepts:
aluminum, plastic, tin, paper, batteries and
butyl inner tubes.
Labor
WAGES FOR SELECT OCCUPATIONS:
JOB TITLE AVG. HOURLY WAGES
Assemblers, fabricators $7.29
Clerks, Bookkeepers $8.84
Clerks, Insurance Claims $8.47
Clerks, Shipping & Receiving $12.97
Computer Operators $9.97
Laborers $7.93
Machine operators $9.27
Machinists $11.96
Welders & Cutters $11.11
§ Number of active applicants with Job Service Office: 1,587
§ Work Stoppages in last 5 years: NONE
§ Unionized Industry–0%
AVAILABLE LABOR SUPPLY: 430
Labor supply can be defined as the number of persons who would be available to staff a new or expanding business in an area. Labor supply can be categorized into two groups: those who currently hold jobs (and would like to change) and those who, for a variety of reasons, do not have jobs. The estimates are based on the rate at which workers from the two categories have sought and found jobs and also include the unemployed, since they are defined as available for work.
COUNTY LABOR FORCE EMPLOYED UNEMPLOYED RATE
TRIPP 3,355 3,290 65 1.9%
GREGORY 2,475 2,425 50 2.0%
LYMAN 2,490 2,345 145 5.9%
TOTAL 8,320 8,060 260 3.13%
MAJOR EMPLOYERS:
NAME PRODUCT/SERVICE EMPLOYEES
Winner Regional Healthcare Center Medical and Nursing Home 200
Winner Public Schools Education 177
Grossenburg Implement Ag Implement sales & service 50
City of Winner Government services 51
Pamida Retail discount store 45
Country Pride Cooperative Ag grain, retail, fuel, services 100
Tripp County Government Services 54
McDonalds Restaurant Retail 49
Rosebud Concrete Concrete 25
Frontier Motors Auto dealer/service 22
NEW COMPANIES IN THE LAST 5 YEARS
YEAR NAME PRODUCT/SERVICE
2004 Winner Plumbing & Heating Plumbing & Heating
2004 Hometown Automotive Auto Repair
2004 Turnquist Repair Tractor Repair
2005 Family Dollar Retail Sales
2006 NEW Corp Consumer Support
2007 Dollar General Retail Sales
2008 Gary's Gun Shop 2 Hunting Supplies
2009 Jeff's Gun Vault Gun Repair & Supplies
Building Inventory
BUILDING INVENTORY
Name of Building Address Approx. Size
Croston Office Building 749 W. 2nd St. 5400 sq. ft
McDowell Building 418 Main St. 3000 sq. ft
Stormy's 401 Main St. 14,000 sq. ft
Housing
NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION STARTS 1990-2000: 44
NEW CONSTRUCTION COSTS:
HOUSING RENTAL COSTS: $300-$400
AVERAGE PRICE RANGE FOR HOUSE PURCHASE: $70,000-$75,000
BUILDING PERMITS: Cost 1% of the total cost of the construction project.
WINNER HOUSING UNITS (OWNER OCCUPIED): 967
WINNER RENTER OCCUPIED UNITS: 402
VACANT UNITS: 171
Local real estate business offices and the Chamber of Commerce are able to assist new members of the community with housing information.
Transportation
MAJOR HIGHWAYS
East – West: US 18, SD 44
North – South US 183
AIRPORTS
NEAREST COMMERCIAL AIRPORT: Pierre, South Dakota (90 Miles)
WINNER REGIONAL AIRPORT:
The airport has two runways with lengths of 2,900 and 4,500 feet. The main runway surface is concrete pavement. Total load bearing capacity is 40,000 pounds continuous and 60,000 pounds intermittently. The airport has one-hundred (100) octane aircraft fuel and jet fuel available along with maintenance services provided by Western Aviation. Air ambulance services are provided from Sioux Falls, SD. Classification: A & B II.
MOTOR CARRIERS Curtis Trucking, Kaiser Trucking, Whitley’s Central Distributing
SMALL PACKAGE SERVICES US Postal Service, UPS and Federal Express.
Market
TAXABLE SALES:
YEAR WINNER TRIPP COUNTY
2006 $71,097,955 $76,184,084
2007 $72,462,678 $77,492,490
AGRICULTURE SALES:
CASH RECEIPTS 1997 Thousands of Dollars
Crops $30,201
Livestock & Related Products $50,811
TOTAL $81,012
Government Payments $5,759
All Cash receipts $92,276
1997 AG CENSUS
Number of Farms 666
Land in Farms (acres) 1,053,698
Average Farm Size (acres) 1,582
Average Age of Farmers 52.6
COUNTY RANKNING
| Corn |
35 |
Soybeans |
41 |
All Cattle |
1 |
| All Wheat |
8 |
Winter Wheat |
3 |
Beef Cows |
2 |
| Spring Wheat |
21 |
Oats |
3 |
Milk Cows |
32 |
| Alfalfa Hay |
2 |
Other Hay |
1 |
Hogs & Pigs |
17 |
| Sunflowers |
18 |
CRP |
39 |
Sheep |
21 |
Financial Institutions
Wells Fargo Bank PO Box 31 (842-1313)
First Fidelity Bank PO Box 111 (842-3811)
BankWest PO Box 69 (842-3004)
Sentinel Federal
Credit Union PO Box 87 (842-3581)
Communications
NEWSPAPER:
NAME PUBLISHED CIRCULATION
Winner Advocate Weekly 4,000
RADIO STATION:
NAME FORMAT RANGE
KWYR FM 93.7 Contemporary Hit Music Ten county area
KWYR AM 1260 Country Music Ten county area
TELEVISION:
Golden West Cable TV: 45 Channels
TELEPHONE:
Golden West Telecommunications, Inc.
Wall SD 605-279-2161
Services Offered
Local and Long Distance Phone Services
ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode)
Frame Relay
Voice Mail
Internet Services
Health Care
WINNER REGIONAL HEALTHCARE CENTER
Winner Regional Hospital is a 25 bed Critical Access Hospital. Attached to the hospital is the Winner Regional Long Term Care, an 81 bed long term care facility with 11 of those beds dedicated to Special Care. Together, the hospital and the nursing home employ 200-220 personnel. Winner Regional Healthcare Center became a member of Sioux Valley Hospitals and Health Systems in 2000.
Services offered: Lab service, Mammography, Blood Bank, Physical Therapy, Nuclear medicine, C.T. Scanning, Same Day surgery, Home health and hospice, Cardiac and Thallium stress test, MRI, Respiratory Therapy
Out patient and specialty clinics: Urology clinic, Neurology clinic, Cardiology Clinic, Pulmonology Clinic, Orthopedic Clinic, Doctor of Medicine (4) Physical Therapist (1)
MENTAL HEALTH CENTER
Southern Plains Behavioral Health Service.
Services provided: Psychiatric counseling, individual counseling, children's services, family counseling, case management services, home based services, group counseling, psychological testing, drug and alcohol counseling, drug and alcohol prevention, adolescent alcohol counseling, adolescent alcohol prevention, DUI classes, MIC classes, alcohol/drug assessment.
CONGREGATE CARE FACILITIES
Elder Inn Home
Services provided: Three meals a day, seven days a week, housekeeping, weekly laundry, cable TV, recreation and companionship, supervised activities, personal assistance as needed.
Golden Prairie Manor
Services provided: continental breakfast and nutritious main meal of the day, housekeeping, planned social and leisure activities, 24-hour urgency call system, weekly laundry.
Professional Services
Doctor of Medicine - 6 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine - 5
Chiropractic Physicians - 2 Dentists - 3
Optometrists - 1 Pharmacists - 3
Attorneys - 11 Certified Public Accountants - 3
Investment securities - 3 Real Estate Appraisers - 2
Social Workers - 5 Consulting Psychiatrists - 5
Physiologists & Therapists - 8
Educational Services
WINNER SCHOOL DISTRICT 59-2
The South Dakota Division of Elementary and Secondary Education accredits Winner Schools at Level I.
SCHOOL GRADES NUMBER ENROLLMENT PUPIL: TEACHER RATIO
Winner Elementary K-5 One 433 11.44:1
Rural Elementary K-5 10 69 9.88:1
Middle school 6-8 One 237 11.34:1
Winner High School 9-12 One 348 15.31:1
TOTAL 13 1,087
POST SECONDARY EDUCATION (nearest)
TYPE SCHOOL DISTANCE
Community Education Winner School District
Vocational/technical Mitchell Technical Institute 118 miles
College/University Dakota Wesleyan University 118 miles
College/University Sinte Gliska University 42 miles
LIBRARIES VOLUMES
Tripp County Public Library 24,254
Winner Public School Libraries 22,000
SD State Library (Pierre) 133,067
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
A TRAINING CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED ADULTS, PROVIDING PRE-VOCATIONAL TRAINING, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND COMMUNITY LIVING TRAINING FOR 36 CLIENTS.
Economic Development
South Central Development Corporation is a non-profit corporation, consisting of local investors and was formed in 1972 to promote the economic development of Tripp County. The Tripp County Office of Development is the business office of the Corporation and serves as the Economic Development director’s office. Teamwork and cooperation formed the Office of Development. Its advisory board consists of two members from each of its active members. They are the City of Winner, Tripp County, South Central Development Corporation, Winner School District and the Winner Chamber of Commerce.
South Central Development Corporation purchased 135 acres of land to be designated as an Industrial Park. This land will be made available to qualified manufacturers at no cost. The office has also established the Tripp County Revolving Loan Fund for the purpose of providing capital for the expansion of business and industry in the county. Tripp County offers a business property tax abatement over a five-year period.
The Tripp County Office of Development partners with the South Dakota Governor’s Office of Economic Development to market and solicit business and industry for the county. In this light the office also has the resources and financing of that state agency available to it.
Recreation
The Tripp County area has many outdoor recreation opportunities including hunting, fishing, camping, snowmobiling and golfing. Sportsmen from across the nation and the world migrate to Winner each fall to hunt pheasants. The Tripp County area has been the focus of annual fall hunting previews in major magazines and statewide television for many years.
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN WINNER:
5 baseball and softball fields 1 public swimming pool
4 tennis courts 1 –9 hole golf course
3 athletic clubs 1 -12 lane bowing alley
1 movie theater 6 parks/playgrounds
1 Drive In theater Winner Community Playhouse
10 public hunting areas with lakes T-Ball Field
Rodeo arena Trap shooting area
Tripp County Historical Museum
Meeting Rooms
FACILITY SEATING CAPACITY
American Legion Club 150
Winner Bowling Center 300
Wild West Saloon 120
VFW Club 120
Winner Community Playhouse 200
Holiday Inn Express 120
Tripp County Courthouse Meeting Room 50
Tripp County Library 50
Pix Theater 200
Jeff Moore Meeting Room 50
4-H Center 200
Motels
MOTEL NUMBER OF ROOMS
Buffalo Trail Motel 29
Country Club Motel 16
Dakota Inn Motel 24
Holiday Inn Express 59
Rodeway Inn 25
Warrior Inn 40
Winner Westside Motel 19
Restaurants
Restaurant Address
McDonalds Restaurant 526 E. 2nd St.
Wild West Saloon 865 W. 2nd St.
Pizza Hut 886 E. HWY 44
Shirley's Diner 142 E. 2nd St.
Subway 821 E. HWY. 44
Joie's Cafe 317 Main Street
Churches
Church of the Immaculate Conception (Catholic)
Winner United Methodist Church
Winner Assembly of God Church
Winner Church of the Nazarene
Winner Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Winner Baptist Church
First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (WELS)
Trinity Episcopal Church
Winner Community Church (Winner Evangelical Free Church)
Christ Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
