Lesterville, South Dakota

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Lesterville is a town in Yankton County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 158 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Lesterville is located at 43°2′19″N, 97°35′32″W (43.038725, -97.592225)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.

Lesterville has been assigned the ZIP code 57040 and the FIPS place code 36540.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 158 people, 63 households, and 45 families residing in the town. The population density was 305.0/km² (787.0/mi²). There were 73 housing units at an average density of 140.9/km² (363.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.20% White, 1.90% Native American, 1.27% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.27% of the population.

There were 63 households out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.7% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 23.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 2.5% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 107.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $41,667, and the median income for a family was $45,833. Males had a median income of $24,464 versus $17,813 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,487. None of the families and 3.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 18.2% of those over 64.