Hutchinson County, South Dakota
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| Hutchinson 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 | information needed |
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| Seat | Olivet |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
814 sq mi (2109 km²) 813 sq mi (2105 km²) 2 sq mi (4 km²), 0.19% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
8075 4/sq mi (2/km²) |
| Time zone | Central : UTC-6/-5 |
Hutchinson County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 8,075. Its county seat is Olivet6.
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,109 km² (814 mi²). 2,105 km² (813 mi²) of it is land and 4 km² (2 mi²) of it (0.19%) is water.
[edit] Townships
The county is divided into twenty-three townships: Capital, Clayton, Cross Plains, Fair, Foster, German, Grandview, Hassel, Kaylor, Kuim, Liberty, Mittown, Molan, Oak Hollow, Pleasant, Sharon, Silver Lake, Starr, Susquehanna, Sweet, Valley, Wittenberg, Wolf Creek.
[edit] Major Highways
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[edit] Adjacent Counties
- Hanson County, South Dakota - north
- McCook County, South Dakota - northeast
- Turner County, South Dakota - east
- Yankton County, South Dakota - southeast
- Bon Homme County, South Dakota - south
- Charles Mix County, South Dakota - southwest
- Douglas County, South Dakota - west
- Davison County, South Dakota - northwest
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 11,897 |
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| 1910 | 12,319 | 3.5% | |
| 1920 | 13,475 | 9.4% | |
| 1930 | 13,904 | 3.2% | |
| 1940 | 12,668 | -8.9% | |
| 1950 | 11,423 | -9.8% | |
| 1960 | 11,085 | -3.0% | |
| 1970 | 10,379 | -6.4% | |
| 1980 | 9,350 | -9.9% | |
| 1990 | 8,262 | -11.6% | |
| 2000 | 8,075 | -2.3% | |
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 8,075 people, 3,190 households, and 2,191 families residing in the county. The population density was 4/km² (10/mi²). There were 3,517 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (4/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.82% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 0.57% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. 0.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 3,190 households out of which 28.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.50% were married couples living together, 4.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% were non-families. 29.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.50% 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 3.03.
In the county, the population was spread out with 24.90% under the age of 18, 5.60% from 18 to 24, 22.10% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 26.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 94.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.70 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 |
