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County:

Grant County

State:

South Dakota

FIPS Code:

46051

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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:

1,171

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.42

% Water:

0.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

13

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Moderate Relief Table

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with 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:

9,005

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

9,013

0.1%

-4.2%

4.3%

1990:

8,372

-7.1%

-12.8%

5.7%

2000:

7,847

-6.3%

-6.7%

0.5%

2005:

7,384

-5.9%

-4.8%

-1.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

7,729

98.5%

0-to-19:

2,252

28.7%

Black:

1

0.0%

20-to-39:

1,624

20.7%

Hispanic:

43

0.5%

40-to-59:

2,120

27.0%

American Indian:

34

0.4%

60-plus:

1,851

23.6%

Other:

40

0.5%

Median Age:

40.4

Population Density (persons per square mile):

11.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

79.5%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.8%

Median Family Income:

$40,407

Families Below Poverty Line:

7.5%

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