Lake County, South Dakota

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


founded year =
founded date =
seat wl = Madison
largest city wl = Madison
area_total_sq_mi = 575
area_total_km2 = 1489
area_land_sq_mi = 563
area_land_km2 = 1459
area_water_sq_mi = 12
area_water_km2 = 31
area percentage = 2.06%
census yr = 2000
pop = 11276
density_sq_mi =
density_km2 =
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
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named for =

Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 11,276. Its county seat is Madison.GR|6

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 575 square miles (1,489 km²), of which, 563 square miles (1,459 km²) of it is land and 12 square miles (31 km²) of it (2.06%) is water.

Townships

The county is divided into sixteen townships: Badus, Chester, Clarno, Concord, Farmington, Franklin, Herman, Lake View, Le Roy, Nunda, Orland, Rutland, Summit, Wayne, Wentworth, Winfred.

Major Highways

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Lakes

*Buffalo Slough
*Brandt Lake
*Lake Badus
*Lake Herman
*Lake Madison
*Mud Lake

Adjacent Counties

* Brookings County, South Dakota - northeast
* Moody County, South Dakota - east
* Minnehaha County, South Dakota - southeast
* McCook County, South Dakota - southwest
* Miner County, South Dakota - west
* Kingsbury County, South Dakota - northwest

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900 = 9137
1910 = 10711
1920 = 12257
1930 = 12379
1940 = 12412
1950 = 11792
1960 = 11764
1970 = 11456
1980 = 10724
1990 = 10550
2000 = 11276
estyear = 2007
estimate = 11372

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 11,276 people, 4,372 households, and 2,828 families residing in the county. The population density was 20 people per square mile (8/km²). There were 5,282 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.76% White, 0.20% Black or African American, 0.66% Native American, 0.54% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. 0.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,372 households out of which 29.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.90% were married couples living together, 5.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.30% were non-families. 29.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.70% under the age of 18, 15.00% from 18 to 24, 23.40% from 25 to 44, 21.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,087, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $28,994 versus $21,084 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,446. About 5.40% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.60% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Chester
*Franklin
*Junius
*Madison
*Nunda
*Ramona
*Wentworth
*Winfred

References

External links

* [http://www.lakecountysd.com Official County Website]