McPherson County, South Dakota
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| McPherson 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 | 1885[1] |
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| Seat | Leola |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
1152 sq mi (2983 km²) 1137 sq mi (2945 km²) 15 sq mi (39 km²), 1.29% |
| Population - (2000) - Density |
2904 1/sq mi (<1/km²) |
| Time zone | Central : UTC-6/-5 |
McPherson County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 2,904. Its county seat is Leola6. The county is named after American Civil War General James B. McPherson.[2]
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[edit] Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,983 km² (1,152 mi²). 2,945 km² (1,137 mi²) of it is land and 39 km² (15 mi²) of it (1.29%) is water.
[edit] Townships
The county is divided into five townships: Carl, Hoffman, Wachter, Wacker, and Weber; and two areas of unorganized territory: West McPherson and Central McPherson.
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[edit] Adjacent Counties
- McIntosh County, North Dakota - north
- Dickey County, North Dakota - northeast
- Brown County, South Dakota - east
- Edmunds County, South Dakota - south
- Campbell County, South Dakota - west
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 6,327 |
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| 1910 | 6,791 | 7.3% | |
| 1920 | 7,705 | 13.5% | |
| 1930 | 8,774 | 13.9% | |
| 1940 | 8,353 | -4.8% | |
| 1950 | 7,071 | -15.3% | |
| 1960 | 5,821 | -17.7% | |
| 1970 | 5,022 | -13.7% | |
| 1980 | 4,027 | -19.8% | |
| 1990 | 3,228 | -19.8% | |
| 2000 | 2,904 | -10.0% | |
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,904 people, 1,227 households, and 822 families residing in the county. The population density was 1/km² (3/mi²). There were 1,465 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.35% White, 0.28% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.03% from other races, and 0.21% from two or more races. 0.21% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,227 households out of which 23.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.10% were married couples living together, 2.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.00% were non-families. 31.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the county, the population was spread out with 22.20% under the age of 18, 4.50% from 18 to 24, 20.10% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 29.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.40 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 |
