Kranzburg, South Dakota

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Kranzburg is a town in Codington County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 185 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 External links

[edit] History

Mr. Nick Kranz founded the town- Kranzburg was named in honor of that family. Today many members of the family still live in Kranzburg and the surrounding areas. The Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Kranzburg was the first Catholic Church in the County.

[edit] Geography

Kranzburg is located at 44°53′26″N, 96°54′59″W (44.890597, -96.916470)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²), all land.

Kranzburg has been assigned the ZIP code 57245 and the FIPS place code 34340.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 185 people, 63 households, and 48 families residing in the town. The population density was 94.0/km² (242.9/mi²). There were 65 housing units at an average density of 33.0/km² (85.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.38% White, 0.54% African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.54% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.08% of the population.

There were 63 households out of which 49.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.48.

In the town the population was spread out with 37.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 107.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $45,125, and the median income for a family was $46,406. Males had a median income of $30,125 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,258. About 6.7% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.5% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.