Ziebach County, South Dakota

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Ziebach County, South Dakota
Map
Location in the state of South Dakota
South Dakota's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	information needed
Seat	Dupree
Largest city	Dupree
Area - Total - Land - Water	1,971 sq mi (5,105 km²) 1,962 sq mi (5,082 km²) 9 sq mi (23 km²), 0.44%
Population - (2000) - Density	2,519 1.3/sq mi (0.5/km²)
Time zone	Mountain: UTC-7/-6
Named for: Frank M. Ziebach

Ziebach County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 2,519. Its county seat is Dupree^[1]. The county's per-capita income makes it one of the poorest counties in the United States. It is alphabetically the last county in the nation.

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 1,971 square miles (5,105 km²), of which, 1,962 square miles (5,082 km²) of it is land and 9 square miles (23 km²) of it (0.44%) is water. Almost the entire county lies within the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation. The balance of the county, along its extreme northern county line, lies within the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. It is one of five South Dakota counties that lie entirely on Indian reservations.

[edit] Townships

The county is divided into three areas of unorganized territory: Dupree, North Ziebach, and South Ziebach.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Adjacent counties

Corson County, South Dakota - north
Dewey County, South Dakota - east
Haakon County, South Dakota - south
Meade County, South Dakota - southwest
Perkins County, South Dakota - northwest

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1920	3,718	—
1930	4,039	8.6%
1940	2,875	-28.8%
1950	2,606	-9.4%
1960	2,495	-4.3%
1970	2,221	-11.0%
1980	2,308	3.9%
1990	2,220	-3.8%
2000	2,519	13.5%
Est. 2007	2,643	4.9%

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 2,519 people, 741 households, and 594 families residing in the county. The population density was 1.3 people per square mile (0.5/km²). There were 879 housing units at an average density of 0.4 per square mile (0.2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 72.29% Native American, 26.40% White, 0.08% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. 0.99% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 741 households out of which 47.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 23.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.40 and the average family size was 3.81.

In the county, the population was spread out with 40.6% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 16.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $18,063, and the median income for a family was $18,672. Males had a median income of $19,038 versus $21,167 for females. The per capita income for the county was $7,463. About 45.20% of families and 49.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 61.10% of those under age 18 and 27.20% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

Cherry Creek (unincorporated)
Dupree
Eagle Butte (partly in Dewey County)

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Ziebach County, South Dakota

County seat: Dupree

Cities	Dupree \| Eagle Butte‡

Unincorporated community	Cherry Creek

Unorganized territories	Dupree \| North Ziebach \| South Ziebach

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties