Revillo, South Dakota

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Revillo is a town in Grant County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 147 at the 2000 census. The name of the town was derived from a backwards spelling of the proper name "Olliver".

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Revillo is located at 45°0′58″N, 96°34′14″W (45.016029, -96.570641)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.

Revillo has been assigned the ZIP code 57259 and the FIPS place code 54220.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 147 people, 70 households, and 37 families residing in the town. The population density was 333.9/km² (880.6/mi²). There were 79 housing units at an average density of 179.4/km² (473.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.

There were 70 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 1.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.1% were non-families. 45.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,313, and the median income for a family was $49,375. Males had a median income of $25,313 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,462. There were none of the families and 8.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 27.3% of those over 64.

[edit] Education

Center of Revillo's education is the K-12 Grant-Deuel School. Grant-Deuel High School is the home of the Wildcats, the local football team. Throughout the years the high school was visited by several international exchange students, which lived with families nearby.