Kingsbury County, South Dakota

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


founded year =
founded date =
seat wl = De Smet
largest city wl =
area_total_sq_mi = 864
area_total_km2 = 2237
area_land_sq_mi = 838
area_land_km2 = 2171
area_water_sq_mi = 25
area_water_km2 = 66
area percentage = 2.93%
census yr = 2000
pop = 5815
density_sq_mi = 3
density_km2 = 1
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web = http://www.usgennet.org/usa/sd/county/kingsbury/
named for = George W. Kingsbury and T.A. Kingsbury

Kingsbury County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 5,815. Its county seat is De Smet.GR|6

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 864 square miles (2,237 km²), of which, 838 square miles (2,171 km²) of it is land and 25 square miles (66 km²) of it (2.93%) is water.

Townships

The county is divided into thirteen townships: Badger, Baker, Denver, De Smet, Esmond, Hartland, Iroquois, Le Sueur, Manchester, Mathews, Spirit Lake, Spring Lake, and Whitewood.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

* Hamlin County, South Dakota - northeast
* Brookings County, South Dakota - east
* Lake County, South Dakota - southeast
* Miner County, South Dakota - south
* Beadle County, South Dakota - west
* Clark County, South Dakota - northwest

Lakes

*Lake Preston

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900 = 9866
1910 = 12560
1920 = 12802
1930 = 12805
1940 = 10831
1950 = 9962
1960 = 9227
1970 = 7657
1980 = 6679
1990 = 5925
2000 = 5815
estyear = 2007
estimate = 5394

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 5,815 people, 2,406 households, and 1,592 families residing in the county. The population density was 7 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 2,724 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.54% White, 0.05% Black or African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. 0.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 36.2% were of German, 22.5% Norwegian, 8.4% Danish, 7.0% American and 5.9% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 2,406 households out of which 27.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were married couples living together, 4.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.80% were non-families. 31.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.50% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 22.90% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 24.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 96.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,262, and the median income for a family was $41,057. Males had a median income of $26,681 versus $19,174 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,522. About 7.00% of families and 10.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.50% of those under age 18 and 11.10% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Arlington
*Badger
*Bancroft
*De Smet
*Erwin
*Esmond
*Hetland
*Lake Preston
*Manchester (ghost town)
*Osceola
*Oldham

References