Irene, South Dakota

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Irene is a city in South Dakota, United States. The population was 432 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Irene is located at 43°5′1″N, 97°9′24″W (43.083655, -97.156594)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²). None of the area is covered with water.

Irene has been assigned the ZIP code 57037 and the FIPS place code 31940.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 432 people, 169 households, and 110 families residing in the city. The population density was 695.0/km² (1,790.0/mi²). There were 189 housing units at an average density of 304.1/km² (783.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.77% White and 0.23% Native American.

There were 169 households out of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.8% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the city the population was spread out with 19.7% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 20.1% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 31.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 79.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,500, and the median income for a family was $39,688. Males had a median income of $29,583 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,983. About 4.7% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.