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County:

Aurora County

State:

South Dakota

FIPS Code:

46003

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

951

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.69

% Water:

0.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

17

Mean July Temp:

75

Topography:

Smooth Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Population Loss

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

4,183

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

3,628

-13.3%

-17.5%

4.2%

1990:

3,135

-13.6%

-14.6%

1.0%

2000:

3,058

-2.5%

1.1%

-3.6%

2005:

2,901

-5.1%

-3.2%

-1.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,908

95.1%

0-to-19:

928

30.3%

Black:

9

0.3%

20-to-39:

577

18.9%

Hispanic:

64

2.1%

40-to-59:

734

24.0%

American Indian:

59

1.9%

60-plus:

819

26.8%

Other:

18

0.6%

Median Age:

40.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

4.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

79.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.7%

Median Family Income:

$37,227

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.8%

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