White, South Dakota

White, South Dakota
—  City  —
Location in Brookings County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates:
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Brookings
Incorporated 1887[1]
Area
 • Total 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2)
 • Land 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 1,785 ft (544 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 485
 • Density 692.9/sq mi (255.3/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 57276
Area code(s) 605
FIPS code 46-70940[2]
GNIS feature ID 1258947[3]

White is a city in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 485 at the 2010 census.

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History

The city was named for W.H. White, a settler.[4]

Geography

White is located at (44.434353, -96.647514).[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land.

White has been assigned the ZIP code 57276 and the FIPS place code 70940.

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 530 people, 198 households, and 136 families residing in the city. The population density was 741.5 people per square mile (288.2/km²). There were 212 housing units at an average density of 296.6 per square mile (115.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.30% White, 0.19% African American, 0.75% Native American, and 0.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.32% of the population.

There were 198 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 16.0% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 85.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,528, and the median income for a family was $40,547. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,027. About 4.3% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.0% of those under age 18 and 7.5% 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 2010-02-17. 
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ "Profile for White, South Dakota". ePodunk. http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=13020. Retrieved 2010-06-19. 
  5. ^ "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. 

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