Little Eagle, South Dakota

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Little Eagle, South Dakota
Location in Corson County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Corson County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 45°41′5″N 100°48′5″W / 45.68472, -100.80139
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Corson
Area
 - Total 1.4 sq mi (3.7 km²)
 - Land 1.4 sq mi (3.6 km²)
 - Water 0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation 1,650 ft (503 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 370
 - Density 264.3/sq mi (100/km²)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 - Summer (DST) MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code 57639
Area code(s) 605
FIPS code 46-37900[1]
GNIS feature ID 1256161[2]

Little Eagle is a census-designated place (CDP) in Corson County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 370 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Little Eagle is located at 45°41′5″N, 100°48′5″W (45.684816, -100.801496)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²), of which, 1.4 square miles (3.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (2.10%) is water.

Little Eagle has been assigned the ZIP code 57639.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 370 people, 71 households, and 60 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 262.9 people per square mile (101.3/km²). There were 74 housing units at an average density of 52.6/sq mi (20.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 0.54% White, 99.19% Native American, and 0.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.70% of the population.

There were 71 households out of which 53.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.2% were married couples living together, 40.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.1% were non-families. 9.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 1.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 5.21 and the average family size was 5.43.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 48.4% under the age of 18, 13.8% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 10.8% from 45 to 64, and 3.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 19 years. For every 100 females there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $12,500, and the median income for a family was $11,528. Males had a median income of $20,625 versus $12,321 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $3,632. About 75.4% of families and 73.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 76.8% of those under age 18 and 50.0% of those age 65 or over.

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