Scotland, South Dakota

Scotland, South Dakota
—  City  —
Location in Bon Homme County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates:
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Bon Homme
Incorporated 1885[1]
Area
 • Total 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2)
 • Land 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 1,355 ft (413 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 841
 • Density 1,051.3/sq mi (382.3/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 57059
Area code(s) 605
FIPS code 46-57940[2]
GNIS feature ID 1258001[3]

Scotland is a city in Bon Homme County, South Dakota, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 841.

Geography

Scotland is located at (43.149108, -97.718460).[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all of it land.

Scotland has been assigned the ZIP code 57059 and the FIPS place code 57940.

Demographics

There were 405 households out of which 21.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.5% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 25.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.68.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.5% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 19.4% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 36.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,984, and the median income for a family was $34,821. Males had a median income of $27,321 versus $18,542 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,427. About 7.4% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ "SD Towns". South Dakota State Historical Society. http://history.sd.gov/Archives/forms/exhibits/SD%20Towns.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-15. 
  2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.