Day County, South Dakota

Day County, South Dakota
Day County, South Dakota
Map of South Dakota highlighting Day County
Location in the state of South Dakota
Map of the U.S. highlighting South Dakota
South Dakota's location in the U.S.
Founded 1880[1]
Seat Webster
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

1,091 sq mi (2,826 km²)
1,029 sq mi (2,664 km²)
63 sq mi (162 km²), 5.74%
Population
 - (2010)
 - Density

5,710
6/sq mi (2/km²)

Day County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,710.[2] It's county seat is Webster.[3] The county is named after Merritt H. Day, pioneer and 1879 Dakota Territory legislator.[1]

Contents

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,091 square miles (2,825.7 km2), of which 1,029 square miles (2,665.1 km2) is land and 63 square miles (163.2 km2) (5.74%) is water.

Townships

The county is divided into twenty-eight townships: Andover, Bristol, Butler, Central Point, Egeland, Farmington, Grenville, Highland, Homer, Independence, Kidder, Kosciusko, Liberty, Lynn, Morton, Nutley, Oak Gulch, Racine, Raritan, Rusk, Scotland, Troy, Union, Valley, Waubay, Webster, Wheatland, and York.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Lakes

National protected area

  • Waubay National Wildlife Refuge

Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1880 97
1890 9,168 9,351.5%
1900 12,254 33.7%
1910 14,372 17.3%
1920 15,194 5.7%
1930 14,606 −3.9%
1940 13,565 −7.1%
1950 12,294 −9.4%
1960 10,516 −14.5%
1970 8,713 −17.1%
1980 8,133 −6.7%
1990 6,978 −14.2%
2000 6,267 −10.2%
2010 5,710 −8.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 6,267 people, 2,586 households, and 1,688 families residing in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 3,618 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.26% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 7.40% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. 0.38% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 34.5% were of German, 26.9% Norwegian and 10.9% Polish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 2,586 households out of which 27.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.40% were married couples living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.70% were non-families. 31.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.50% under the age of 18, 5.20% from 18 to 24, 22.40% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 23.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 96.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,227, and the median income for a family was $38,011. Males had a median income of $27,279 versus $18,179 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,856. About 11.40% of families and 14.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.40% of those under age 18 and 11.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Legislative Manual, South Dakota, 2005, p. 596
  2. ^ United States Census Bureau. "2010 Census Data". United States Census Bureau. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/. Retrieved 3 August 2011. 
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
  4. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

Coordinates: 45°22′N 97°37′W / 45.37°N 97.61°W / 45.37; -97.61


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