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County:

Bennett County

State:

South Dakota

FIPS Code:

46007

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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:

6,596

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.72

% Water:

0.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

23

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Open Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty, Low Employment, Low Education, Housing

Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

3,088

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

3,044

-1.4%

-14.5%

13.1%

1990:

3,206

5.3%

-7.0%

12.3%

2000:

3,574

11.5%

-0.8%

12.3%

2005:

3,585

0.3%

-5.2%

5.5%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

1,449

40.5%

0-to-19:

1,416

39.6%

Black:

10

0.3%

20-to-39:

868

24.3%

Hispanic:

72

2.0%

40-to-59:

744

20.8%

American Indian:

1,826

51.1%

60-plus:

546

15.3%

Other:

217

6.1%

Median Age:

29.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.0

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

71.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.7%

Median Family Income:

$28,363

Families Below Poverty Line:

30.3%

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