Clark County, South Dakota

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Clark County, South Dakota
Map
Location in the state of South Dakota
South Dakota's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	information needed
Seat	Clark
Area - Total - Land - Water	968 sq mi (2,507 km²) 958 sq mi (2,481 km²) 10 sq mi (26 km²), 1.02%
Population - (2000) - Density	4,143 4/sq mi (2/km²)

Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 4,143. Its county seat is Clark.^[1]

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 References

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 968 square miles (2,507 km²), of which, 958 square miles (2,481 km²) of it is land and 10 square miles (26 km²) of it (1.02%) is water.

[edit] Townships

The county is divided into twenty-seven townships: Ash, Blaine, Collins, Cottonwood, Darlington, Day, Eden, Elrod, Fordham, Foxton, Garfield, Hague, Lake, Lincoln, Logan, Maydell, Merton, Mount Pleasant, Pleasant, Raymond, Richland, Rosedale, Spring Valley, Thorp, Warren, Washington, and Woodland.

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[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	6,942	—
1910	10,901	57.0%
1920	11,136	2.2%
1930	11,022	-1.0%
1940	8,955	-18.8%
1950	8,369	-6.5%
1960	7,134	-14.8%
1970	5,515	-22.7%
1980	4,894	-11.3%
1990	4,403	-10.0%
2000	4,143	-5.9%
Est. 2007	3,472	-16.2%

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 4,143 people, 1,598 households, and 1,110 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 1,880 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.65% White, 0.07% Black or African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. 0.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 44.2% were of German, 24.9% Norwegian and 5.0% English ancestry.

There were 1,598 households out of which 29.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.60% were married couples living together, 4.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 28.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.00% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 22.00% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 22.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,208, and the median income for a family was $35,559. Males had a median income of $24,421 versus $19,543 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,597. About 10.90% of families and 14.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.10% of those under age 18 and 16.00% of those age 65 or over.