Big Stone City, South Dakota

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Big Stone City is a city in Grant County, South Dakota, United States. It lies between the southern tip of Big Stone Lake and the northern bank of the Whetstone River, along the border with Minnesota. The population was 605 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Location of Big Stone City, South Dakota

The Whetstone River near Big Stone City

Big Stone City is located at 45°17′41″N, 96°27′46″W (45.294824, -96.462898)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.2 km² (1.2 mi²), all land.

Big Stone City has been assigned the ZIP code 57216, and the FIPS place code 05540.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 605 people, 254 households, and 166 families residing in the city. The population density was 189.9/km² (491.5/mi²). There were 309 housing units at an average density of 97.0/km² (251.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.17% White, 0.50% Native American, and 0.33% from two or more races.

There were 254 households out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 3.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 26.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,250, and the median income for a family was $39,583. Males had a median income of $22,875 versus $17,417 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,297. About 7.4% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.7% of those under age 18 and 16.5% of those age 65 or over.