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County:

Custer County

State:

South Dakota

FIPS Code:

46033

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

35% to 40%

Percent Land in NF:

36.0%

Recreational County:

Yes

Acreage in NF:

368,700

Retirement County:

Yes

Total Forest Acreage:

390,309

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

10.1

Black Hills NF

311,352

% Water:

0.1

Buffalo Gap NGL

57,348

Mean Jan. Temp:

24

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro no town

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

4,698

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

6,000

27.7%

23.7%

4.0%

1990:

6,179

3.0%

-1.6%

4.6%

2000:

7,275

17.7%

17.9%

-0.1%

2005:

7,904

8.6%

8.8%

-0.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

6,794

93.4%

0-to-19:

1,947

26.8%

Black:

17

0.2%

20-to-39:

1,305

17.9%

Hispanic:

110

1.5%

40-to-59:

2,377

32.7%

American Indian:

214

2.9%

60-plus:

1,646

22.6%

Other:

140

1.9%

Median Age:

43.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

4.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

88.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

24.4%

Median Family Income:

$43,628

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.2%

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