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County:

Perkins County

State:

South Dakota

FIPS Code:

46105

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

5% to 10%

Percent Land in NF:

6.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

123,620

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

4.37

Grand River NGL

123,620

% Water:

0.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

13

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:

4,769

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

4,700

-1.4%

-5.5%

4.1%

1990:

3,932

-16.3%

-19.0%

2.6%

2000:

3,363

-14.5%

-12.6%

-1.9%

2005:

3,023

-10.2%

-8.1%

-2.1%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

3,245

96.5%

0-to-19:

891

26.5%

Black:

3

0.1%

20-to-39:

619

18.4%

Hispanic:

25

0.7%

40-to-59:

917

27.3%

American Indian:

54

1.6%

60-plus:

936

27.8%

Other:

36

1.1%

Median Age:

43.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1.2

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

80.3%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.6%

Median Family Income:

$33,537

Families Below Poverty Line:

12.4%

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