Armour, South Dakota

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Coordinates: 43°19′10″N 98°20′50″W / 43.31944, -98.34722
Armour, South Dakota
Location in Douglas County and the state of South Dakota
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Douglas
Area
- Total	0.9 sq mi (2.4 km²)
- Land	0.9 sq mi (2.4 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	1,529 ft (466 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	782
- Density	868.9/sq mi (325.8/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	57313
Area code(s)	605
FIPS code	46-02260^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1253684^[2]

The Douglas County Courthouse in Armour in 1995

Armour is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, South Dakota, United States.^[3] The population was 782 at the 2000 census.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

Armour was founded in 1885. The city was named for Philip D. Armour, who was founder of Armour and Company, a meat packing company. Contrary to popular belief, Armour was never home to a meat packing plant; the town was so named because Mr. Armour was also the chairman of the railroad that went through Armour and donated a bell to the local congregational church. The athletic teams of Armour High School were formerly known as the "Packers" in reference to the well known packing company, although today the high school plays its sports jointly with Tripp-Delmont High School as the "Tripp-Delmont/Armour Nighthawks."^[4]

[edit] Geography

Armour is located at 43°19′10″N, 98°20′50″W (43.319410, -98.347342)^[5].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.5 km²), of which, 0.9 square miles (2.4 km²) of it is land and 1.05% is water.

Armour has been assigned the ZIP code 57313, and the FIPS place code 02260.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 782 people, 342 households, and 215 families residing in the city. The population density was 828.9 people per square mile (321.2/km²). There were 377 housing units at an average density of 399.6/sq mi (154.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.08% White, 0.77% Native American, 0.13% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population.

There were 342 households out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.1% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 21.4% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 30.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,438, and the median income for a family was $41,797. Males had a median income of $27,500 versus $18,897 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,829. About 8.8% of families and 12.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 12.4% of those age 65 or over.