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County:

Sanborn County

State:

South Dakota

FIPS Code:

46111

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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:

951

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

4.34

% Water:

0.2

Mean Jan. Temp:

15

Mean July Temp:

73

Topography:

Smooth 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:

3,697

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

3,213

-13.1%

-16.5%

3.4%

1990:

2,833

-11.8%

-15.9%

4.0%

2000:

2,675

-5.6%

-6.0%

0.4%

2005:

2,541

-5.0%

-3.8%

-1.2%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

2,621

98.0%

0-to-19:

774

28.9%

Black:

1

0.0%

20-to-39:

539

20.1%

Hispanic:

27

1.0%

40-to-59:

722

27.0%

American Indian:

8

0.3%

60-plus:

640

23.9%

Other:

18

0.7%

Median Age:

40.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

4.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

82.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

14.8%

Median Family Income:

$38,256

Families Below Poverty Line:

11.0%

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