Castlewood - a great place to live and to work!

Welcome to www.castlewoodcity.com! The City of Castlewood would like to invite you to browse through our site. You will find that our community has many positive attributes that make it a very positive place in which to live and work.

Castlewood was platted in 1881, and in 1882 the Chicago and Northwestern railroad built a branch line through the Big Sioux Valley with the turntable at Castlewood. It was said that the engineer of the first train passing through what is now known as Castlewood was a man named Castle, and the conductor was a man named Wood. By 1883, Castlewood was a prosperous town with 20 dwellings, 23 business places, two hotels, two lumber sheds, two lime houses, two blacksmith shops, a harness shop and two churches. By 1884, two mills and four large grain warehouses were built. The town is situated in the center of one of the richest agricultural sections of northeastern Hamlin County.

Now the population of Castlewood is approximately 700. The approximate number of families is 300. Castlewood is a town that's built on honor, trust and stability.

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• City Clean-Up is May 3-10. Haul junk to the rubble site 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Call a city employee to accompany you. Call 793-2290 or 2220 with questions.

• A baccalaureate service will be held at the Castlewood School on Sunday, May 12, at 7:30 p.m. Graduation will be Saturday, May 18, at 1 p.m.

• A "Homestead Hobbies" day will be held at the Castlewood Community Center Saturday, June 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents are invited to display crafts, hobbies, historical items, etc. Contact Joyce Ruesink or Arell Strait with questions or to reserve a spot.

• Castlewood City Council April minutes.

• Castlewood Blessings Center food pantry is located in the Shear Happiness Salon building next to the post office on Main Street. It is open the first and third Sunday of each month unless otherwise noted. Hours are from 2 to 4 p.m. Click here for guidelines.

• Castlewood School
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• Directory of local businesses