Turner County, South Dakota
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| Turner 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 | Parker |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
617 sq mi (1599 km²) 617 sq mi (1598 km²) 1 sq mi (2 km²), 0.10% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
8849 6/sq mi (2/km²) |
| Time zone | Central : UTC-6/-5 |
Turner County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 8,849. Its county seat is Parker6.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,599 km² (617 mi²). 1,598 km² (617 mi²) of it is land and 2 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.10%) is water.
[edit] Townships
The county is divided into eighteen townships: Brothersfield, Centerville, Childstown, Daneville, Dolton, Germantown, Home, Hurley, Marion, Middleton, Monroe, Norway, Parker, Rosefield, Salem, Spring Valley, Swan Lake, Turner.
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[edit] Adjacent Counties
- Minnehaha County, South Dakota - northeast
- Lincoln County, South Dakota - east
- Clay County, South Dakota - southeast
- Yankton County, South Dakota - southwest
- Hutchinson County, South Dakota - west
- McCook County, South Dakota - northwest
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 13,175 |
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| 1910 | 13,840 | 5.0% | |
| 1920 | 14,871 | 7.4% | |
| 1930 | 14,891 | 0.1% | |
| 1940 | 13,270 | -10.9% | |
| 1950 | 12,100 | -8.8% | |
| 1960 | 11,159 | -7.8% | |
| 1970 | 9,872 | -11.5% | |
| 1980 | 9,255 | -6.3% | |
| 1990 | 8,576 | -7.3% | |
| 2000 | 8,849 | 3.2% | |
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 8,849 people, 3,510 households, and 2,478 families residing in the county. The population density was 6/km² (14/mi²). There were 3,852 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (6/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.86% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.43% from two or more races. 0.41% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 3,510 households out of which 31.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.90% were married couples living together, 5.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.40% were non-families. 26.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the county, the population was spread out with 25.80% under the age of 18, 6.20% from 18 to 24, 24.80% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 20.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.90 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 |
