Deuel County, South Dakota
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| Deuel County, South Dakota | |
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 Location in the state of South Dakota |
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 South Dakota's location in the USA |
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| Founded | information needed |
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| Seat | Clear Lake |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
637 sq mi (1,649 km²) 624 sq mi (1,615 km²) 13 sq mi (34 km²), 2.07% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
4,498 7/sq mi (3/km²) |
Deuel County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 4,498. Its county seat is Clear Lake6.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,649 km² (637 mi²). 1,615 km² (624 mi²) of it is land and 34 km² (13 mi²) of it (2.07%) is water.
[edit] Townships
The county is divided into sixteen townships: Altamont, Antelope Valley, Blom, Brandt, Clear Lake, Glenwood, Goodwin, Grange, Havana, Herrick, Hidewood, Lowe, Norden, Portland, Rome, and Scandinavia.
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[edit] Adjacent Counties
- Grant County, South Dakota - north
- Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota - northeast
- Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota - east
- Lincoln County, Minnesota - southeast
- Brookings County, South Dakota - south
- Hamlin County, South Dakota - southwest
- Codington County, South Dakota - northwest
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 6,656 |
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| 1910 | 7,768 | 16.7% | |
| 1920 | 8,759 | 12.8% | |
| 1930 | 8,732 | -0.3% | |
| 1940 | 8,450 | -3.2% | |
| 1950 | 7,689 | -9.0% | |
| 1960 | 6,782 | -11.8% | |
| 1970 | 5,686 | -16.2% | |
| 1980 | 5,289 | -7.0% | |
| 1990 | 4,522 | -14.5% | |
| 2000 | 4,498 | -0.5% | |
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 4,498 people, 1,843 households, and 1,258 families residing in the county. The population density was 3/km² (7/mi²). There were 2,172 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (4/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.51% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. 0.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,843 households out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.40% were married couples living together, 4.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.70% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the county, the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 5.90% from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 20.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 99.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.60 males.
[edit] Cities and towns
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State of South Dakota Pierre (capital) |
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| Regions | |
| Cities |
Aberdeen | Brandon | Brookings | Huron | Madison | Mitchell | Pierre | Rapid City | Sioux Falls | Spearfish | Sturgis | Vermillion | Watertown | Yankton |
| Counties |
Aurora | Beadle | Bennett | Bon Homme | Brookings | Brown | Brule | Buffalo | Butte | Campbell | Charles Mix | Clark | Clay | Codington | Corson | Custer | Davison | Day | Deuel | Dewey | Douglas | Edmunds | Fall River | Faulk | Grant | Gregory | Haakon | Hamlin | Hand | Hanson | Harding | Hughes | Hutchinson | Hyde | Jackson | Jerauld | Jones | Kingsbury | Lake | Lawrence | Lincoln | Lyman | Marshall | McCook | McPherson | Meade | Mellette | Miner | Minnehaha | Moody | Pennington | Perkins | Potter | Roberts | Sanborn | Shannon | Spink | Stanley | Sully | Todd | Tripp | Turner | Union | Walworth | Yankton | Ziebach |
