Lemmon, South Dakota

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Lemmon is a city in Perkins County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,398 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Lemmon is located at 45°56′22″N, 102°9′36″W (45.939375, -102.160128)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²), all land.

Lemmon has been assigned the ZIP code 57638 and the FIPS place code 36340.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,398 people, 623 households, and 356 families residing in the city. The population density was 534.4/km² (1,378.7/mi²). There were 776 housing units at an average density of 296.6/km² (765.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.99% White, 0.14% African American, 2.65% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.50% of the population.

There were 623 households out of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.7% were non-families. 40.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 27.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 84.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,109, and the median income for a family was $37,813. Males had a median income of $27,426 versus $17,813 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,272. About 8.0% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 16.0% of those age 65 or over.