Elk Point, South Dakota

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Elk Point is a city in Union County, South Dakota, United States. It is part of the Sioux City/Iowa/Nebraska/South Dakota Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,714 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Union County^GR6.

[edit] Geography

Elk Point is located at 42°41′8″N, 96°40′54″W (42.685512, -96.681789)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.5 km² (1.3 mi²), all land.

Elk Point has been assigned the ZIP code 57025 and the FIPS place code 18620.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,714 people, 682 households, and 459 families residing in the city. The population density was 493.9/km² (1,276.0/mi²). There were 750 housing units at an average density of 216.1/km² (558.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.54% White, 0.18% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.18% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.93% of the population.

There were 682 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $41,157, and the median income for a family was $48,056. Males had a median income of $35,509 versus $22,885 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,153. About 5.5% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.