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County:

Ziebach County

State:

South Dakota

FIPS Code:

46137

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

0% to 5 %

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

No

Acreage in NF:

118

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

1,714

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

2.73

Grand River NGL

118

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

16

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

Open Hills

Metro Status:

Nonmetro: Not adjacent to metro or micro with no town

Economic Type:

Farming

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty, Low Employment, Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

2,221

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

2,308

3.9%

-13.8%

17.7%

1990:

2,220

-3.8%

-25.1%

21.3%

2000:

2,519

13.5%

-1.4%

14.9%

2005:

2,631

4.5%

-0.9%

5.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

664

26.4%

0-to-19:

1,121

44.5%

Black:

0

0.0%

20-to-39:

613

24.3%

Hispanic:

25

1.0%

40-to-59:

523

20.8%

American Indian:

1,801

71.5%

60-plus:

262

10.4%

Other:

29

1.2%

Median Age:

24.1

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

71.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

12.0%

Median Family Income:

$18,672

Families Below Poverty Line:

45.2%

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