Colome, South Dakota

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Colome is a city in Tripp County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 340 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Colome is located at 43°15′36″N, 99°42′58″W (43.259956, -99.716107)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²), all land.

Colome has been assigned the ZIP code 57528 and the FIPS place code 13300.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 340 people, 148 households, and 95 families residing in the city. The population density was 486.2/km² (1,271.0/mi²). There were 170 housing units at an average density of 243.1/km² (635.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.12% White, 2.06% Native American, 0.29% Asian, and 3.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.29% of the population.

There were 148 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,771, and the median income for a family was $31,875. Males had a median income of $23,281 versus $18,917 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,844. About 23.6% of families and 21.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.