Hand County, South Dakota
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| Hand 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 | Miller |
| Largest City | Miller |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
1440 sq mi (3730 km²) 1437 sq mi (3721 km²) 4 sq mi (9 km²), 0.25% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
3741 3/sq mi (1/km²) |
| Time zone | Central : UTC-6/-5 |
Hand County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 3,741. Its county seat is Miller6.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,730 km² (1,440 mi²). 3,721 km² (1,437 mi²) of it is land and 9 km² (4 mi²) of it (0.25%) is water.
[edit] Townships
The county is divided into forty townships: Alden, Alpha, Bates, Burdette, Campbell, Carlton, Cedar, Como, Florence, Gilbert, Glendale, Grand, Greenleaf, Hiland, Holden, Hulbert, Linn, Logan, Midland, Miller, Mondamin, Ohio, Ontario, Park, Pearl, Plato, Pleasant Valley, Ree Heights, Riverside, Rockdale, Rose Hill, St. Lawrence, Spring Hill, Spring Lake, Wheaton, and York; and one area of unorganized territory: Northwest Hand.
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[edit] Adjacent Counties
- Faulk County, South Dakota - north
- Spink County, South Dakota - northeast
- Beadle County, South Dakota - east
- Jerauld County, South Dakota - southeast
- Buffalo County, South Dakota - southwest
- Hyde County, South Dakota - west
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 4,525 |
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| 1910 | 7,870 | 73.9% | |
| 1920 | 8,778 | 11.5% | |
| 1930 | 9,485 | 8.1% | |
| 1940 | 7,166 | -24.4% | |
| 1950 | 7,149 | -0.2% | |
| 1960 | 6,712 | -6.1% | |
| 1970 | 5,883 | -12.4% | |
| 1980 | 4,948 | -15.9% | |
| 1990 | 4,272 | -13.7% | |
| 2000 | 3,741 | -12.4% | |
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,741 people, 1,543 households, and 1,050 families residing in the county. The population density was 1/km² (3/mi²). There were 1,840 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.30% White, 0.03% Black or African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.32% from two or more races. 0.29% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,543 households out of which 28.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.90% were married couples living together, 4.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.90% were non-families. 30.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the county, the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 5.10% from 18 to 24, 22.30% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 24.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.90 males.
[edit] Cities and towns
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State of South Dakota Pierre (capital) |
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| Regions | |
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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 |
