Long Lake, South Dakota

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Long Lake is a town in McPherson County, South Dakota, U.S., at the 2000 census the population was 58.

[edit] Geography

Long Lake is located at 45°51′23″N, 99°12′24″W (45.856258, -99.206571)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²), all land.

Long Lake has been assigned the ZIP code 57457 and the FIPS place code 38860.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 58 people, 29 households, and 12 families residing in the town. The population density was 80.0/km² (210.0/mi²). There were 44 housing units at an average density of 60.7/km² (159.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.

There were 29 households out of which 20.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.9% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 55.2% were non-families. 51.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 34.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the town the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 10.3% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 29.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $11,563, and the median income for a family was $16,250. Males had a median income of $16,750 versus $11,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $8,268. There were 53.8% of families and 60.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including 100.0% of under eighteens and 40.0% of those over 64.