Eureka, South Dakota

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Eureka is a city in McPherson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,101 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Notable Residents
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Eureka is located at 45°46′9″N, 99°37′19″W (45.769069, -99.621953)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²). 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (7.00%) is water.

Eureka has been assigned the ZIP code 57437 and the FIPS place code 20180.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,101 people, 528 households, and 296 families residing in the city. The population density was 457.1/km² (1,178.5/mi²). There were 625 housing units at an average density of 259.5/km² (669.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.00% White, 0.36% Native American, 0.27% Asian, and 0.36% from two or more races.

There were 528 households out of which 15.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.9% were non-families. 41.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 29.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.96 and the average family size was 2.64.

In the city the population was spread out with 15.5% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 14.7% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 45.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 61 years. For every 100 females there were 81.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $19,826, and the median income for a family was $30,956. Males had a median income of $23,194 versus $17,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,379. About 11.4% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 22.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Notable Residents

Alexandra Hoffman, Miss South Dakota Teen USA 2006
Al Neuharth, Founder USA Today [1], former Chairman, Gannett Corp. Born Eureka 1924, owns Summer home in Eureka.