Lake County, South Dakota

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Lake County, South Dakota
Map
Location in the state of South Dakota
South Dakota's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	information needed
Seat	Madison
Largest city	Madison
Area - Total - Land - Water	575 sq mi (1,489 km²) 563 sq mi (1,459 km²) 12 sq mi (31 km²), 2.06%
Population - (2000) - Density	11,276
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 11,276. Its county seat is Madison.^[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 575 square miles (1,489 km²), of which, 563 square miles (1,459 km²) of it is land and 12 square miles (31 km²) of it (2.06%) is water.

[edit] Townships

The county is divided into sixteen townships: Badus, Chester, Clarno, Concord, Farmington, Franklin, Herman, Lake View, Le Roy, Nunda, Orland, Rutland, Summit, Wayne, Wentworth, Winfred.

[edit] Major Highways

[edit] Lakes

Buffalo Slough
Brandt Lake
Lake Badus
Lake Herman
Lake Madison
Mud Lake

[edit] Adjacent Counties

Brookings County, South Dakota - northeast
Moody County, South Dakota - east
Minnehaha County, South Dakota - southeast
McCook County, South Dakota - southwest
Miner County, South Dakota - west
Kingsbury County, South Dakota - northwest

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	9,137	—
1910	10,711	17.2%
1920	12,257	14.4%
1930	12,379	1.0%
1940	12,412	0.3%
1950	11,792	-5.0%
1960	11,764	-0.2%
1970	11,456	-2.6%
1980	10,724	-6.4%
1990	10,550	-1.6%
2000	11,276	6.9%
Est. 2007	11,372	0.9%

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 11,276 people, 4,372 households, and 2,828 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 5,282 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.76% White, 0.20% Black or African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. 0.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,372 households out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.90% were married couples living together, 5.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.30% were non-families. 29.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.70% under the age of 18, 15.00% from 18 to 24, 23.40% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,087, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $28,994 versus $21,084 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,446. About 5.40% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.60% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.