Newell, South Dakota

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Newell is a city in Butte County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 646 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Newell is located at 44°42′59″N, 103°25′23″W (44.716261, -103.423094)^GR1.

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

Newell has been assigned the ZIP code 57760 and the FIPS place code 44860.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 646 people, 274 households, and 178 families residing in the city. The population density was 249.4/km² (646.9/mi²). There were 337 housing units at an average density of 130.1/km² (337.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.37% White, 1.55% Native American, 0.15% Asian, and 0.93% from two or more races.

There were 274 households out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.9% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,000, and the median income for a family was $27,159. Males had a median income of $25,000 versus $16,375 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,854. About 11.4% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 28.1% of those age 65 or over.