Codington County, South Dakota

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Codington County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population was 25,897. Its county seat is Watertown⁶.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Townships 1.2 Major Highways 1.3 Adjacent Counties 2 Demographics 3 Cities and towns

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,857 km² (717 mi²). 1,781 km² (688 mi²) of it is land and 76 km² (29 mi²) of it (4.10%) is water.

[edit] Townships

The county is divided into seventeen townships: Dexter, Eden, Elmira, Fuller, Germantown, Graceland, Henry, Kampeska, Kranzburg, Lake, Leola, Pelican, Phipps, Rauville, Richland, Sheridan, Waverly.

[edit] Major Highways

• Interstate 29
• U.S. Highway 81
• U.S. Highway 212
• South Dakota Highway 20

[edit] Adjacent Counties

• Grant County, South Dakota - northeast
• Deuel County, South Dakota - southeast
• Hamlin County, South Dakota - south
• Clark County, South Dakota - west
• Day County, South Dakota - northwest

[edit] Demographics

Codington County Population by year

1900 - 8,770 1910 - 14,092 1920 - 16,549 1930 - 17,457 1940 - 17,014 1950 - 18,944 1960 - 20,220 1970 - 19,140 1980 - 20,885 1990 - 22,698 2000 - 25,897

As of the census² of 2000, there were 25,897 people, 10,357 households, and 6,877 families residing in the county. The population density was 15/km² (38/mi²). There were 11,324 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.74% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 1.41% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.57% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. 1.06% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 10,357 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.50% were married couples living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.60% were non-families. 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 10.40% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 20.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.50 males.

[edit] Cities and towns

• Florence
• Henry
• Kranzburg
• South Shore
• Wallace
• Watertown

	State of South Dakota
Capital	Pierre
Regions	Badlands | Black Hills | Coteau des Prairies
Cities	Aberdeen | Brandon | Brookings | Huron | Madison | Mitchell | Pierre | Rapid City | Sioux Falls | Spearfish | Sturgis | Vermillion | Watertown | Yankton
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