Perkins County, South Dakota

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


founded year =
founded date =
seat wl = Bison
largest city wl =
area_total_sq_mi = 2891
area_total_km2 = 7487
area_land_sq_mi = 2872
area_land_km2 = 7437
area_water_sq_mi = 19
area_water_km2 = 49
area percentage = 0.66%
census yr = 2000
pop = 3363
density_sq_mi = 0.6
density_km2 = 0.25
time zone = Mountain
UTC offset = -7
DST offset = -6
footnotes =
web =
named for = Henry E. Perkins

Perkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 3,363. Its county seat is Bison.GR|6 It is, in area, the second largest county in South Dakota, its size being exceeded only by Meade County.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,891 square miles (7,487 km²), of which, 2,872 square miles (7,437 km²) of it is land and 19 square miles (49 km²) of it (0.66%) is water.

Townships

The county is divided into forty-nine townships: Ada, Anderson, Antelope, Barrett, Beck, Bison, Brushy, Burdick, Cash, Castle Butte, Chance, Chaudoin, Clark, De Witt, Duell, Englewood, Flat Creek, Foster, Fredlund, Glendo, Grand River, Hall, Highland, Horse Creek, Liberty, Lincoln, Lodgepole, Lone Tree, Maltby, Marshfield, Martin, Meadow, Moreau, Plateau, Rainbow, Rockford, Scotch Cap, Sidney, Strool, Trail, Vail, Vickers, Viking, Vrooman, Wells, White Butte, White Hill, Wilson, and Wyandotte; and eight areas of unorganized territory: Duck Creek, East Perkins, Independence, Pleasant Valley, South Perkins, Southwest Perkins, West Central Perkins, and West Perkins.

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

* Adams County, North Dakota - north
* Corson County, South Dakota - east
* Ziebach County, South Dakota - southeast
* Meade County, South Dakota - south
* Butte County, South Dakota - southwest
* Harding County, South Dakota - west

Demographics

USCensusPop
1910 = 11348
1920 = 7993
1930 = 8717
1940 = 6585
1950 = 6776
1960 = 5977
1970 = 4769
1980 = 4700
1990 = 3932
2000 = 3363
estyear = 2007
estimate = 2917

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 3,363 people, 1,429 households, and 937 families residing in the county. The population density was 1.2 people per square mile (0.5/km²). There were 1,854 housing units at an average density of 0.6 per square mile (0.25/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.64% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 1.64% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. 0.74% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,429 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.8% were married couples living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.4% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,750, and the median income for a family was $33,537. Males had a median income of $23,665 versus $16,856 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,734. About 12.40% of families and 16.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.60% of those under age 18 and 14.50% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

*Bison — town
*Lemmon — city

References