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County:

Hand County

State:

South Dakota

FIPS Code:

46059

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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:

1.63

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

15

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Adjacent to micro with 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:

5,883

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

4,948

-15.9%

-19.5%

3.6%

1990:

4,272

-13.7%

-16.0%

2.3%

2000:

3,741

-12.4%

-11.3%

-1.1%

2005:

3,307

-11.7%

-9.0%

-2.7%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,709

99.1%

0-to-19:

1,002

26.8%

Black:

1

0.0%

20-to-39:

661

17.7%

Hispanic:

11

0.3%

40-to-59:

976

26.1%

American Indian:

5

0.1%

60-plus:

1,102

29.5%

Other:

15

0.4%

Median Age:

43.7

Population Density (persons per square mile):

2.6

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

80.1%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

15.6%

Median Family Income:

$38,017

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.1%

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