Jackson County, South Dakota

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Jackson County, South Dakota
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Location in the state of South Dakota
South Dakota's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1914
Seat	Kadoka
Area - Total - Land - Water	1,871 sq mi (4,846 km²) 1,869 sq mi (4,841 km²) 2 sq mi (5 km²), 0.11%
Population - (2000) - Density	2,930 1.5676/sq mi (0.6052/km²)
Time zone	Mountain: UTC-7/-6
Washabaugh County was merged into Jackson County in 1979

Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 2,930. Its county seat is Kadoka.^[1] Washabaugh County was merged into Jackson County in 1979.

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 1,871 square miles (4,846 km²), of which, 1,869 square miles (4,841 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (5 km²) of it (0.11%) is water. About 57 percent of its land, the portion south of the White River, is on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The county includes the easternmost portion of Badlands National Park.

[edit] Townships

The county is divided into six townships: Grandview II, Interior, Jewett, Little Buffalo, Wall, and Weta; and four areas of unorganized territory: East Jackson, Northwest Jackson, Southeast Jackson, and Southwest Jackson.

[edit] Major Highways

South Dakota Highway 73
South Dakota Highway 377

[edit] Adjacent Counties

Haakon County, South Dakota - north
Jones County, South Dakota - northeast
Mellette County, South Dakota - east
Bennett County, South Dakota - south
Shannon County, South Dakota - southwest
Pennington County, South Dakota - northwest

[edit] National protected areas

Badlands National Park (part)
Buffalo Gap National Grassland (part)
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site (part)

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1920	2,472	—
1930	2,636	6.6%
1940	1,955	-25.8%
1950	1,768	-9.6%
1960	1,985	12.3%
1970	1,531	-22.9%
1980	3,437	124.5%
1990	2,811	-18.2%
2000	2,930	4.2%
Est. 2007	2,792	-4.7%

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,930 people, 945 households, and 675 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,173 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 50.07% White, 0.03% Black or African American, 47.85% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.14% from other races, and 1.84% from two or more races. 0.41% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 945 households out of which 38.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.40% were married couples living together, 14.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.50% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.08 and the average family size was 3.73.

In the county, the population was spread out with 36.50% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 23.60% from 25 to 44, 20.30% from 45 to 64, and 11.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 98.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $23,945, and the median income for a family was $25,161. Males had a median income of $22,460 versus $17,895 for females. The per capita income for the county was $9,981. About 29.50% of families and 36.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.10% of those under age 18 and 20.10% of those age 65 or over. The county's per-capita income makes it one of the poorest counties in the United States.