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County: Pennington County
State: South Dakota
FIPS Code: 46103

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Amenity Characteristics Forest Land
Nat'l Forest Category: 30% to 35% Percent Land in NF:
33.0%
Recreational County: Not Applicable Acreage in NF:
594,117
Retirement County: No Total Forest Acreage:
429,809
Amenity Level: Medium National Forests and Acreage:
% Seasonal Housing: Metro Black Hills NF
394,711
% Water: 0.3 Buffalo Gap NGL
199,406
Mean Jan. Temp: 22
Mean July Temp: 73
Topography: Low Mountains
Metro Status: Small metro area of less than 1 million residents
Economic Type: Federal/State Government
Policy Type: None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total Population Net Natural

Population Change Migration Increase
1970: 59,349 n/a n/a n/a
1980: 70,361 18.6% 0.4% 18.1%
1990: 81,343 15.6% -0.5% 16.1%
2000: 88,565 8.9% -1.1% 10.0%
2005: 93,580 5.6% 1.2% 4.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)
Race:
Count Percent Age:
Count Percent
White:
75,797 85.6% 0-to-19:
26,354 29.8%
Black:
722 0.8% 20-to-39:
24,927 28.1%
Hispanic:
2,341 2.6% 40-to-59:
23,518 26.6%
American Indian:
6,773 7.6% 60-plus:
13,766 15.5%
Other:
2,932 3.3%
Median Age: 35.0
Population Density (persons per square mile): 31.9
Population Over 25 who Completed High School: 87.8%
Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More: 25.0%
Median Family Income: $44,796
Families Below Poverty Line: 8.6%
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