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County:

Turner County

State:

South Dakota

FIPS Code:

46125

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

788

Amenity Level:

Low

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.31

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

16

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Irregular Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

9,872

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

9,255

-6.3%

-4.6%

-1.6%

1990:

8,576

-7.3%

-6.8%

-0.5%

2000:

8,849

3.2%

6.2%

-3.0%

2005:

8,520

-3.7%

-2.1%

-1.6%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

8,724

98.6%

0-to-19:

2,476

28.0%

Black:

12

0.1%

20-to-39:

1,880

21.2%

Hispanic:

36

0.4%

40-to-59:

2,305

26.0%

American Indian:

24

0.3%

60-plus:

2,188

24.7%

Other:

53

0.6%

Median Age:

40.5

Population Density (persons per square mile):

14.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.2%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

17.0%

Median Family Income:

$42,704

Families Below Poverty Line:

5.7%

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