Worthing, South Dakota

Worthing, South Dakota
—  City  —
Location in Lincoln County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates:
Country United States
State South Dakota
County Lincoln
Founded 1879[1]
Area
 • Total 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2)
 • Land 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 1,362 ft (415 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 877
 • Density 1,754/sq mi (730.8/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 57077
Area code(s) 605
FIPS code 46-72820[2]
GNIS feature ID 1259085[3]

Worthing is a city in Lincoln County, South Dakota, United States and is a suburb of Sioux Falls. The population was 877 at the 2010 census.

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History

It is named for Worthing, West Sussex in England.[4]

Geography

Worthing is located at (43.328868, -96.766593).[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all of it land.

Worthing has been assigned the ZIP code 57077 and the FIPS place code 72820.

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 585 people, 206 households, and 163 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,276.7 people per square mile (491.0/km²). There were 213 housing units at an average density of 464.9 per square mile (178.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.97% White, 0.51% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.51% of the population.

There were 206 households out of which 47.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.4% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the town the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 38.5% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $46,136, and the median income for a family was $50,515. Males had a median income of $28,194 versus $20,938 for females. The per capita income for the town was $16,141. None of the families and 0.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 5.9% of those over 64.

References

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_name=worthing&_state=04000US46&_county=worthing&_cityTown=worthing&_zip=&_sse=on&_lang=en&pctxt=fph

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