Avon, South Dakota, United States
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Avon, South Dakota, United States, is a small rural town in Bon Homme County best known as the birthplace of prominent U.S. Senator and 1972 Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Avon, South Dakota, United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6517152 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Avon, South Dakota, United States Context triple: [George McGovern, placeOfBirth, Avon, South Dakota, United States]
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A.
Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States
Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States, is a small city in northeastern South Dakota known as a regional hub for agriculture, education, and commerce.
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B.
Yankton, South Dakota, United States
Yankton is a small city in southeastern South Dakota known as a historic Missouri River port and the birthplace of NFL kicker Adam Vinatieri.
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C.
Bridgewater, South Dakota, United States
Bridgewater, South Dakota, United States is a small rural city in McCook County best known as the birthplace of Hall of Fame baseball manager Sparky Anderson.
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D.
Vermillion, South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota is a small city in southeastern South Dakota best known as the home of the University of South Dakota and its flagship campus.
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E.
Arlington, South Dakota, United States of America
Arlington, South Dakota, United States of America, is a small rural city in eastern South Dakota known as the birthplace of Nobel Prize–winning economist Theodore W. Schultz.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Avon, South Dakota, United States Target entity description: Avon, South Dakota, United States, is a small rural town in Bon Homme County best known as the birthplace of prominent U.S. Senator and 1972 Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern.
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A.
Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States
Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States, is a small city in northeastern South Dakota known as a regional hub for agriculture, education, and commerce.
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B.
Yankton, South Dakota, United States
Yankton is a small city in southeastern South Dakota known as a historic Missouri River port and the birthplace of NFL kicker Adam Vinatieri.
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C.
Bridgewater, South Dakota, United States
Bridgewater, South Dakota, United States is a small rural city in McCook County best known as the birthplace of Hall of Fame baseball manager Sparky Anderson.
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D.
Vermillion, South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota is a small city in southeastern South Dakota best known as the home of the University of South Dakota and its flagship campus.
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E.
Arlington, South Dakota, United States of America
Arlington, South Dakota, United States of America, is a small rural city in eastern South Dakota known as the birthplace of Nobel Prize–winning economist Theodore W. Schultz.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| areaCode | 605 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Avon, South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 43.0°N 98.1°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countrySubdivision |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Bon Homme County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicsCharacteristic | small population size ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn | agriculture ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
rural community
ⓘ
small town ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
agricultural surroundings
ⓘ
local public school system ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasNotableFact |
birthplace of 1972 Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern
ⓘ
birthplace of U.S. Senator George McGovern ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerson | George McGovern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | city ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bon Homme County, South Dakota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Missouri River region of South Dakota ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Avon, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bon Homme County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| postalCode | 57315 ⓘ |
| state | South Dakota ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Avon, South Dakota, United States Description of subject: Avon, South Dakota, United States, is a small rural town in Bon Homme County best known as the birthplace of prominent U.S. Senator and 1972 Democratic presidential nominee George McGovern.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.