Keystone, South Dakota

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Keystone is a town located in the Black Hills of Pennington County, South Dakota. The population was 311 at the 2000 census. It had its origins in 1883 as a mining town, and has since transformed itself into a resort town, serving the needs of the millions of visitors to Mount Rushmore National Memorial, which is located just next to the town.

[edit] Geography

Keystone is located at 43°53′37″N, 103°25′34″W (43.893744, -103.426080)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 7.4 km² (2.9 mi²), all land.

Keystone has been assigned the ZIP code 57751 and the FIPS place code 33820.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 311 people, 152 households, and 84 families residing in the town. The population density was 42.0/km² (108.6/mi²). There were 209 housing units at an average density of 28.2/km² (73.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 95.50% White, 1.93% Native American, 0.32% from other races, and 2.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.54% of the population.

There were 152 households out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.1% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.60.

In the town the population was spread out with 20.9% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 30.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,406, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $24,219 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,828. About 13.9% of families and 16.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.9% of those under age 18 and 23.3% of those age 65 or over.