Castlewood, South Dakota
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Castlewood is a city in Hamlin County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 666 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Castlewood is located at GR1, along the Big Sioux River.[1]
(44.723262, -97.029505)According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.0 km² (1.1 mi²), all land.
Castlewood has been assigned the ZIP code 57223 and the FIPS place code 10500.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 666 people, 253 households, and 185 families residing in the city. The population density was 225.6/km² (585.9/mi²). There were 265 housing units at an average density of 89.8/km² (233.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.95% White, 0.45% Native American, and 0.60% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.30% of the population.
There were 253 households out of which 40.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 24.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.5% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $36,607, and the median income for a family was $41,806. Males had a median income of $29,688 versus $20,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,682. About 7.7% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.0% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Noted people
- Shane Mack (mayor)-18 year old mayor, possibly a national record.
[edit] External links
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
[edit] References
- ^ DeLorme (2001). South Dakota Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-330-3