Gregory, South Dakota

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Gregory is a city in Gregory County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,342 at the 2000 census. The area is famous for its pheasant hunting and numerous farmers in the area also run hunting lodges.

[edit] Geography

Gregory is located at 43°14′2″N, 99°25′43″W (43.233924, -99.428580)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.5 km² (1.4 mi²), all land.

Gregory has been assigned the ZIP code 57533 and the FIPS place code 26180.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,342 people, 613 households, and 351 families residing in the city. The population density was 378.2/km² (982.6/mi²). There were 718 housing units at an average density of 202.4/km² (525.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.68% White, 3.28% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.89% of the population.

There were 613 households out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.6% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 26.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.0% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 21.7% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 27.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,173, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $25,057 versus $16,923 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,626. About 12.9% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.9% of those under age 18 and 20.7% of those age 65 or over.