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County:

Potter County

State:

South Dakota

FIPS Code:

46107

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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:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

20.45

% Water:

3.6

Mean Jan. Temp:

13

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Irregular 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:

4,449

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

3,674

-17.4%

-22.4%

5.0%

1990:

3,190

-13.2%

-16.2%

3.0%

2000:

2,693

-15.6%

-10.7%

-4.8%

2005:

2,351

-12.8%

-8.6%

-4.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,640

98.0%

0-to-19:

676

25.1%

Black:

0

0.0%

20-to-39:

449

16.7%

Hispanic:

5

0.2%

40-to-59:

746

27.7%

American Indian:

22

0.8%

60-plus:

822

30.5%

Other:

26

1.0%

Median Age:

45.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

3.1

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

80.8%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

16.2%

Median Family Income:

$37,827

Families Below Poverty Line:

8.9%

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