Batesland, South Dakota

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Batesland is a town in Shannon County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 88 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Batesland is located at 43°7′40″N, 102°6′6″W (43.127654, -102.101734)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²), all land.

Batesland has been assigned the ZIP code 57716, and the FIPS place code 03860.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 88 people, 30 households, and 24 families residing in the town. The population density was 424.7/km² (1,136.7/mi²). There were 34 housing units at an average density of 164.1/km² (439.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 13.64% White and 86.36% Native American.

There were 30 households out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.7% were married couples living together, 23.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the town the population was spread out with 35.2% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $32,250, and the median income for a family was $27,500. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,735. There were 45.8% of families and 39.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including 39.4% of under eighteens and 100.0% of those over 64.