Bennett County, South Dakota

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Bennett County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 3,574. Its county seat is Martin ⁶.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Cities and towns

[edit] History

Although created in 1909, Bennett County, previously part of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, remained a part of Fall River County until its organization in 1912, when its first board of county commissioners was elected on April 27. In November 1912, the town of Martin was chosen as the county seat.

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,084 km² (1,191 mi²). 3,070 km² (1,185 mi²) of it is land and 14 km² (5 mi²) of it (0.45%) is water.

[edit] Townships

The county is divided into two areas of unorganized territory: East Bennett and West Bennett.

[edit] Major highways

U.S. Highway 18
South Dakota Highway 73

[edit] Adjacent counties

[edit] Demographics

Bennett County Population by year
1910 - 96 1920 - 1,924 1930 - 4,590 1940 - 3,983 1950 - 3,396 1960 - 3,053 1970 - 3,088 1980 - 3,044 1990 - 3,206 2000 - 3,574

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 3,574 people, 1,123 households, and 818 families residing in the county. The population density was 1/km² (3/mi²). There were 1,278 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 40.91% White, 0.28% Black or African American, 52.07% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 6.38% from two or more races. 2.01% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,123 households out of which 39.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.60% were married couples living together, 17.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.74.

In the county, the population was spread out with 36.30% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 18.00% from 45 to 64, and 11.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.90 males. The county's per-capita income makes it one of the poorest counties in the United States.

[edit] Cities and towns

Allen
Martin

	State of South Dakota
Capital	Pierre
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