Toronto, South Dakota

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Coordinates: 44°34′20″N 96°38′31″W / 44.57222, -96.64194
Toronto, South Dakota
Location in Deuel County and the state of South Dakota
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Deuel
Area
- Total	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
- Land	0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	2,001 ft (610 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	202
- Density	673.3/sq mi (252.5/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	57268
Area code(s)	605
FIPS code	46-63740^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1258580^[2]

Toronto is a town in Deuel County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 202 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Toronto is located at 44°34′20″N, 96°38′31″W (44.572334, -96.641897)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²), all of it land.

Toronto has been assigned the ZIP code 57268 and the FIPS place code 63740.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 202 people, 94 households, and 56 families residing in the town. The population density was 657.9 people per square mile (251.6/km²). There were 113 housing units at an average density of 368.0/sq mi (140.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.02% White, 0.50% African American, 1.49% from other races.

There were 94 households out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 39.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $34,844. Males had a median income of $26,667 versus $26,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,891. About 8.2% of families and 9.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 16.7% of those sixty five or over.