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County:

Haakon County

State:

South Dakota

FIPS Code:

46055

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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:

14,334

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

3.09

% Water:

0.8

Mean Jan. Temp:

18

Mean July Temp:

75

Topography:

Open Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to small metro no 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:

2,802

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

2,794

-0.3%

-12.2%

11.9%

1990:

2,624

-6.1%

-16.2%

10.1%

2000:

2,196

-16.3%

-19.0%

2.7%

2005:

1,912

-13.1%

-10.9%

-2.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,105

95.9%

0-to-19:

636

29.0%

Black:

0

0.0%

20-to-39:

416

18.9%

Hispanic:

13

0.6%

40-to-59:

637

29.0%

American Indian:

55

2.5%

60-plus:

507

23.1%

Other:

23

1.0%

Median Age:

41.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

86.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.4%

Median Family Income:

$35,958

Families Below Poverty Line:

12.0%

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