Hyde County, South Dakota

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


founded year =
founded date =
seat wl = Highmore
largest city wl =
area_total_sq_mi = 867
area_total_km2 = 2244
area_land_sq_mi =861
area_land_km2 = 2230
area_water_sq_mi = 6
area_water_km2 = 15
area percentage = 0.65%
census yr = 2000
pop = 1671
density_sq_mi = 1
density_km2 = <1
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web =
named for =

Hyde County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 1,671. Its county seat is Highmore.GR|6

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 867 square miles (2,244 km²), of which, 861 square miles (2,230 km²) of it is land and 6 square miles (15 km²) of it (0.65%) is water.

Townships

The county is divided into many townships: including: Franklin, Union, Banner, Spring Lake, Illinois, Eden, Douglas, Lincoln, Valley, Loomis, Holabird, Highmore, Bramhall and William Hamilton; and three areas of unorganized territory: Central Hyde, Crow Creek, and North Hyde.

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

* Faulk County, South Dakota - north
* Hand County, South Dakota - east
* Buffalo County, South Dakota - south
* Lyman County, South Dakota - southwest
* Hughes County, South Dakota - southwest
* Sully County, South Dakota - west
* Potter County, South Dakota - northwest

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900 = 1492
1910 = 3307
1920 = 3315
1930 = 3690
1940 = 3113
1950 = 2811
1960 = 2602
1970 = 2515
1980 = 2069
1990 = 1696
2000 = 1671
estyear = 2007
estimate = 1465

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,671 people, 679 households, and 456 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 769 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 91.08% White, 0.12% Black or African American, 7.96% Native American, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. 0.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 679 households out of which 29.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.70% were married couples living together, 6.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.80% were non-families. 30.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.10% 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 25.60% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 23.50% from 25 to 44, 22.70% from 45 to 64, and 22.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 102.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,103, and the median income for a family was $40,700. Males had a median income of $24,728 versus $18,833 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,356. About 7.80% of families and 12.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.40% of those under age 18 and 13.70% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Highmore
*Holabird
*Stephan

References