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County:

Jerauld County

State:

South Dakota

FIPS Code:

46073

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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:

2.66

% Water:

0.5

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:

3,310

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

2,929

-11.5%

-14.5%

3.0%

1990:

2,425

-17.2%

-19.5%

2.3%

2000:

2,295

-5.4%

-0.2%

-5.2%

2005:

2,136

-7.0%

-5.4%

-1.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,265

98.7%

0-to-19:

546

23.8%

Black:

0

0.0%

20-to-39:

420

18.3%

Hispanic:

7

0.3%

40-to-59:

618

26.9%

American Indian:

13

0.6%

60-plus:

711

31.0%

Other:

10

0.4%

Median Age:

46.0

Population Density (persons per square mile):

4.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

79.6%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.3%

Median Family Income:

$36,076

Families Below Poverty Line:

15.2%

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