Brandt, South Dakota

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Brandt is a town in Deuel County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 113 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Brandt is located at 44°39′51″N, 96°37′25″W (44.664256, -96.623601)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.2 km² (1.2 mi²), all land.

Brandt has been assigned the ZIP code 57218, and the FIPS place code 06940.

Brandt is located in Deuel County, South Dakota and is county number 23. Brandt sits in the middle east of the county and still has the original church from when the town was built. The church used to be out were the cemitary was. But in the 1900s the people of Brandt moved the church with horses and man power to its current location on the way east side of town. The town is named after Realf Brandt, a minister who founded Lutheran churches in the area. Brandt used to have a school. Currently there are only 125 people living in Brandt. An estimated 75% of people that live there are raising families. The first couple to get married at Highland Luther Church were Lars and Helga Kjenstad. Brandt is 9 miles off Interstate I-29 which goes through the east side of South Dakota. Brandt is 76 miles N of Sioux Falls. Brandt is 44°39′51″N, 96°37′25″W on the GPS system.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 113 people, 51 households, and 29 families residing in the town. The population density was 34.9/km² (90.1/mi²). There were 61 housing units at an average density of 18.8/km² (48.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.23% White, 0.88% African American, and 0.88% from two or more races.

There were 51 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.1% were non-families. 39.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 38.1% from 25 to 44, 13.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,417, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $13,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,358. There were 21.1% of families and 21.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including 47.4% of under eighteens and 13.6% of those over 64.