Andover, South Dakota
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N 45° 24.711 W 097° 54.270
14T E 585721 N 5029287
Quick Description: Andover, South Dakota - Population 99
Andover, Massachusetts - Population 31,247
Andover, England - Population 112,000
Location: South Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 11/6/2009 6:48:27 AM
Waymark Code: WM7KT1
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Long Description:Located in Day County, South Dakota, Andover has a population of
86, as of July 2008, a 13% drop in population from the 2000 census.
It is situated on US Highway 12 and was incorporated on July 8,
1881. It is made up of German, Norwegian, Irish, Polish, Dutch, and
French Canadian ancestries.
The community was named for Andover, Massachusetts, and Andover,
England.
A big event in the area is the annual Threshing Bee. This event
is held under the auspices of the James Valley Threshers Assn.
& Two-Cylinder Club.
Andover is a town in the English county of Hampshire. The town
is situated on the River Anton some 18.5 miles (30 km) west of the
town of Basingstoke, 18.5 miles (30 km) north-west of the city of
Winchester and 25 miles (40 km) north of the city of
Southampton.
Andover's first mention in history is in 950 when King Edred is
recorded as having built a royal hunting lodge there. In 962 King
Edgar called a meeting of the Saxon 'parliament' (the Witenagemot)
at his hunting lodge near Andover.