| Wood, South Dakota | |
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| — Town — | |
| Location in Mellette County and the state of South Dakota | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Mellette |
| Incorporated | 1929[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| • Land | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,152 ft (656 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 62 |
| • Density | 310/sq mi (103.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 57585 |
| Area code(s) | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-72620[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1266941[3] |
Wood is a town in Mellette County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 62 at the 2010 census.
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Wood is located at (43.498689, -100.480085).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all of it land.
Wood has been assigned the ZIP code 57585 and the FIPS place code 72620.
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 66 people, 30 households, and 18 families residing in the town. The population density was 274.6 people per square mile (106.2/km²). There were 38 housing units at an average density of 158.1 per square mile (61.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 68.18% White, 28.79% Native American, and 3.03% from two or more races.
There were 30 households out of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.79.
In the town the population was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 1.5% from 18 to 24, 37.9% from 25 to 44, 15.2% from 45 to 64, and 24.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $27,083, and the median income for a family was $29,375. Males had a median income of $25,313 versus $21,458 for females. The per capita income for the town was $11,070. There were 16.7% of families and 23.9% of the population living below the poverty line, including 23.8% of under eighteens and 50.0% of those over 64.
Wood started as the Wood post office in 1906 and was incorporated in 1909. In October 1929 the Chicago and Northwestern Railway reached town and built no further, Wood being the end of the 208 mile branch line from Norfolk, Nebraska. In 1969 the 36 miles of rail line from Winner, South Dakota to Wood were abandoned.[5]
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