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County:

Harding County

State:

South Dakota

FIPS Code:

46063

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

4.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

74,016

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

27,074

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

9.08

Custer NF

74,016

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

16

Mean July Temp:

70

Topography:

Hilly Plains

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or 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:

1,855

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

1,700

-8.4%

-13.6%

5.2%

1990:

1,669

-1.8%

-12.9%

11.1%

2000:

1,353

-18.9%

-24.9%

5.9%

2005:

1,218

-10.1%

-10.9%

0.9%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

1,307

96.6%

0-to-19:

463

34.2%

Black:

4

0.3%

20-to-39:

259

19.1%

Hispanic:

22

1.6%

40-to-59:

398

29.4%

American Indian:

9

0.7%

60-plus:

233

17.2%

Other:

11

0.8%

Median Age:

37.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

0.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

87.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.8%

Median Family Income:

$31,667

Families Below Poverty Line:

19.4%

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