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County:

Edmunds County

State:

South Dakota

FIPS Code:

46045

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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:

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

6.82

% Water:

0.5

Mean Jan. Temp:

12

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Micropolitan not adjacent to a metro area

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

5,548

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

5,159

-7.0%

-13.5%

6.5%

1990:

4,356

-15.6%

-16.9%

1.4%

2000:

4,367

0.3%

2.0%

-1.8%

2005:

4,112

-5.9%

-4.4%

-1.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

4,317

98.9%

0-to-19:

1,263

28.9%

Black:

3

0.1%

20-to-39:

837

19.2%

Hispanic:

21

0.5%

40-to-59:

1,078

24.7%

American Indian:

11

0.3%

60-plus:

1,189

27.2%

Other:

15

0.3%

Median Age:

41.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.8

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

73.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.5%

Median Family Income:

$37,174

Families Below Poverty Line:

10.4%

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