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County:

Fall River County

State:

South Dakota

FIPS Code:

46047

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

25% to 30%

Percent Land in NF:

25.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

280,333

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

60,457

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

7.48

Buffalo Gap NGL

233,457

% Water:

0.5

Black Hills NF

46,876

Mean Jan. Temp:

24

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with 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:

7,505

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

8,439

12.4%

12.2%

0.3%

1990:

7,353

-12.9%

-11.0%

-1.9%

2000:

7,453

1.4%

6.9%

-5.5%

2005:

7,355

-1.3%

2.1%

-3.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

6,656

89.3%

0-to-19:

1,867

25.1%

Black:

24

0.3%

20-to-39:

1,237

16.6%

Hispanic:

130

1.7%

40-to-59:

2,239

30.0%

American Indian:

448

6.0%

60-plus:

2,110

28.3%

Other:

195

2.6%

Median Age:

45.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

4.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

19.2%

Median Family Income:

$37,827

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.8%

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