Kennebec, South Dakota

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Kennebec is a town in Lyman County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 286 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lyman County^GR6.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Noted person born in Kennebec
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Kennebec is located at 43°54′15″N, 99°51′46″W (43.904284, -99.862801)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²), all land.

Kennebec has been assigned the ZIP code 57544 and the FIPS place code 33580.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 286 people, 120 households, and 80 families residing in the town. The population density was 129.9/km² (336.9/mi²). There were 152 housing units at an average density of 69.0/km² (179.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 88.46% White, 6.64% Native American, 1.05% Asian, and 3.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population.

There were 120 households out of which 24.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the town the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 110.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,875, and the median income for a family was $50,000. Males had a median income of $26,161 versus $17,813 for females. The per capita income for the town was $20,815. About 3.9% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 5.2% of those sixty five or over.