Pennington County, South Dakota

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Pennington County, South Dakota
Map
Map of South Dakota highlighting Pennington County
Location in the state of South Dakota
Map of the USA highlighting South Dakota
South Dakota's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded information needed
Seat Rapid City
Largest City Rapid City
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water
2784 sq mi (7211 km²)
2776 sq mi (7190 km²)
8 sq mi (21 km²), 0.29%
Population
 - (2000)
 - Density
88,565
13/sq mi (5/km²)
Time zone Mountain : UTC-7/-6

Pennington County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population was 88,565. Its county seat is at Rapid City6. Pennington County is the primary county for the Rapid City, South Dakota Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 7,211 km² (2,784 mi²). 7,190 km² (2,776 mi²) of it is land and 21 km² (8 mi²) of it (0.29%) is water.

[edit] Townships

The county is divided into twenty townships: Ash, Castle Butte, Cedar Butte, Conata, Crooked Creed, Fairview, Flat Butte, Huron, Imlay, Lake Creek, Lake Flat, Lake Hill, Owanka, Peno, Quinn, Rainy Creek/Cheyenne, Scenic, Shyne, Sunnyside, and Wasta; and seven areas of unorganized territory: Central Pennington, Dalzell Canyon, East Central Pennington, Mount Rushmore, Northeast Pennington, Rapid City East, and West Pennington.

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[edit] Adjacent Counties

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1900 5,610
–
1910 12,453 122.0%
1920 12,720 2.1%
1930 20,079 57.9%
1940 23,799 18.5%
1950 34,053 43.1%
1960 58,195 70.9%
1970 59,349 2.0%
1980 70,361 18.6%
1990 81,343 15.6%
2000 88,565 8.9%

As of the census² of 2000, there were 88,565 people, 34,641 households, and 23,278 families residing in the county. The population density was 12/km² (32/mi²). There were 37,249 housing units at an average density of 5/km² (13/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 86.70% White, 0.85% Black or African American, 8.09% Native American, 0.88% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.68% from other races, and 2.74% from two or more races. 2.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 34,641 households out of which 33.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.30% were married couples living together, 11.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.80% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 10.50% from 18 to 24, 29.20% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 11.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.70 males.

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