Jerauld County, South Dakota

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Jerauld County, South Dakota
Map
Location in the state of South Dakota
South Dakota's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	information needed
Seat	Wessington Springs
Area - Total - Land - Water	533 sq mi (1,380 km²) 530 sq mi (1,372 km²) 3 sq mi (7 km²), 0.51%
Population - (2000) - Density	2,295 2/sq mi (1/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Named for: H.A. Jerauld

Jerauld County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 2,295. Its county seat is Wessington Springs.^[1]

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 533 square miles (1,380 km²), of which, 530 square miles (1,372 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (7 km²) of it (0.51%) is water.

[edit] Townships

The county is divided into fourteen townships: Alpena, Anina, Blaine, Chery, Crow, Crow Lake, Franklin, Harmony, Logan, Marlar, Media, Pleasant, Viola, Wessington Springs, and one area of unorganized territory: Dale.

[edit] Major Highways

U.S. Highway 281
South Dakota Highway 34
South Dakota Highway 224

[edit] Adjacent Counties

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	2,798	—
1910	5,120	83.0%
1920	6,338	23.8%
1930	5,816	-8.2%
1940	4,752	-18.3%
1950	4,476	-5.8%
1960	4,048	-9.6%
1970	3,310	-18.2%
1980	2,929	-11.5%
1990	2,425	-17.2%
2000	2,295	-5.4%
Est. 2007	1,993	-13.2%

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,295 people, 987 households, and 651 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 1,167 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.00% White, 0.57% Native American, 0.13% Asian, and 0.31% from two or more races. 0.31% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 987 households out of which 24.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.40% were married couples living together, 6.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.00% were non-families. 31.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the county, the population was spread out with 21.40% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 19.80% from 25 to 44, 26.20% from 45 to 64, and 25.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 98.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,690, and the median income for a family was $36,076. Males had a median income of $24,583 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,856. About 15.20% of families and 20.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.90% of those under age 18 and 8.30% of those age 65 or over.