Campbell County, South Dakota
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| Campbell County, South Dakota | |
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 Location in the state of South Dakota |
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 South Dakota's location in the USA |
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| Founded | 1883[1] |
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| Seat | Mound City |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
771 sq mi (1,998 km²) 736 sq mi (1,906 km²) 36 sq mi (92 km²), 4.61% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
1,782 2/sq mi (1/km²) |
Campbell County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 1,782. Its county seat is Mound City6. The county is named after Norman B. Campbell, Dakota Territory legislator in 1873, son of General Charles T. Campbell.[2]
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,998 km² (771 mi²). 1,906 km² (736 mi²) of it is land and 92 km² (36 mi²) of it (4.61%) is water.
[edit] Townships
The county is divided into two areas of unorganized territory: North Campbell and South Campbell.
[edit] Major Highways
U.S. Highway 83
South Dakota Highway 10
South Dakota Highway 271
South Dakota Highway 1804
[edit] Adjacent Counties
- Emmons County, North Dakota - north
- McIntosh County, North Dakota - northeast
- McPherson County, South Dakota - east
- Walworth County, South Dakota - south
- Corson County, South Dakota - west
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 4,527 |
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| 1910 | 5,244 | 15.8% | |
| 1920 | 5,305 | 1.2% | |
| 1930 | 5,629 | 6.1% | |
| 1940 | 5,033 | -10.6% | |
| 1950 | 4,046 | -19.6% | |
| 1960 | 3,531 | -12.7% | |
| 1970 | 2,866 | -18.8% | |
| 1980 | 2,243 | -21.7% | |
| 1990 | 1,965 | -12.4% | |
| 2000 | 1,782 | -9.3% | |
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,782 people, 725 households, and 508 families residing in the county. The population density was 1/km² (2/mi²). There were 962 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.33% White, 0.34% Native American, 0.06% Asian, and 0.28% from two or more races. 0.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 725 households out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.80% were married couples living together, 2.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.90% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the county, the population was spread out with 26.40% under the age of 18, 3.50% from 18 to 24, 24.50% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 22.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.30 males.
[edit] Cities and towns
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State of South Dakota Pierre (capital) |
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| Regions | |
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Aberdeen | Brandon | Brookings | Huron | Madison | Mitchell | Pierre | Rapid City | Sioux Falls | Spearfish | Sturgis | Vermillion | Watertown | Yankton |
| Counties |
Aurora | Beadle | Bennett | Bon Homme | Brookings | Brown | Brule | Buffalo | Butte | Campbell | Charles Mix | Clark | Clay | Codington | Corson | Custer | Davison | Day | Deuel | Dewey | Douglas | Edmunds | Fall River | Faulk | Grant | Gregory | Haakon | Hamlin | Hand | Hanson | Harding | Hughes | Hutchinson | Hyde | Jackson | Jerauld | Jones | Kingsbury | Lake | Lawrence | Lincoln | Lyman | Marshall | McCook | McPherson | Meade | Mellette | Miner | Minnehaha | Moody | Pennington | Perkins | Potter | Roberts | Sanborn | Shannon | Spink | Stanley | Sully | Todd | Tripp | Turner | Union | Walworth | Yankton | Ziebach |
