Potter County, South Dakota

Infobox U.S. County
county = Potter County
state = South Dakota


founded year =
founded date =
seat wl = Gettysburg
largest city wl =
area_total_sq_mi = 898
area_total_km2 = 2327
area_land_sq_mi =866
area_land_km2 = 2244
area_water_sq_mi = 32
area_water_km2 = 83
area percentage = 3.56%
census yr = 2000
pop = 2693
density_sq_mi = 2
density_km2 = 1
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web =
named for = Joel A. Potter

Potter County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 2,693. Its county seat is GettysburgGR|6.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 898 square miles (2,327 km²), of which, 866 square miles (2,244 km²) of it is land and 32 square miles (83 km²) of it (3.56%) is water.

Townships

The county is divided into three areas of unorganized territory: West Potter, Central Potter, and East Potter.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

* Walworth County, South Dakota - north
* Edmunds County, South Dakota - northeast
* Faulk County, South Dakota - east
* Hyde County, South Dakota - southeast
* Sully County, South Dakota - south
* Dewey County, South Dakota - west

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900 = 2988
1910 = 4466
1920 = 4382
1930 = 5762
1940 = 4614
1950 = 4688
1960 = 4926
1970 = 4449
1980 = 3674
1990 = 3190
2000 = 2693
estyear = 2007
estimate = 2184

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,693 people, 1,145 households, and 767 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,760 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.14% White, 0.82% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 0.78% from two or more races. 0.19% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,145 households out of which 26.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% were married couples living together, 4.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.00% were non-families. 31.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.00% under the age of 18, 3.90% from 18 to 24, 22.30% from 25 to 44, 25.70% from 45 to 64, and 25.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 96.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,086, and the median income for a family was $37,827. Males had a median income of $25,320 versus $16,563 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,417. About 8.90% of families and 12.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.00% of those under age 18 and 12.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Gettysburg
*Hoven
*Lebanon
*Tolstoy

References