Gary, SD

Gary is a city in Deuel County, South Dakota, United States. The 2020 census counted 240 residents. South Dakota Highway 101 serves as the main route of the community. In 2022, the town celebrated its 150th anniversary. That mix gives Gary a clear local shape within South Dakota, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. A post office called Gary was established in 1874. Gary was platted by the railroad in 1877. The West Branch of the Lac qui Parle River flows through the city as a spring fed stream near its headwaters.