Hutchinson County, South Dakota

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


founded year =
founded date =
seat wl = Olivet
largest city wl =
area_total_sq_mi = 814
area_total_km2 = 2109
area_land_sq_mi =813
area_land_km2 = 2105
area_water_sq_mi = 2
area_water_km2 = 4
area percentage =0.19%
census yr = 2000
pop = 8075
density_sq_mi = 4
density_km2 = 2
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web =
named for =

Hutchinson County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 8,075. Its county seat is Olivet.GR|6

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 814 square miles (2,109 km²), of which, 813 square miles (2,105 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (4 km²) of it (0.19%) is water.

Townships

The county is divided into twenty-three townships: Capital, Clayton, Cross Plains, Fair, Foster, German, Grandview, Hassel, Kaylor, Kuim, Liberty, Mittown, Molan, Oak Hollow, Pleasant, Sharon, Silver Lake, Starr, Susquehanna, Sweet, Valley, Wittenberg, Wolf Creek.

Major Highways

Adjacent Counties

* Hanson County, South Dakota - north
* McCook County, South Dakota - northeast
* Turner County, South Dakota - east
* Yankton County, South Dakota - southeast
* Bon Homme County, South Dakota - south
* Charles Mix County, South Dakota - southwest
* Douglas County, South Dakota - west
* Davison County, South Dakota - northwest

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900 = 11897
1910 = 12319
1920 = 13475
1930 = 13904
1940 = 12668
1950 = 11423
1960 = 11085
1970 = 10379
1980 = 9350
1990 = 8262
2000 = 8075
estyear = 2007
estimate = 7340

As of the censusGR|6 of 2000, there were 8,075 people, 3,190 households, and 2,191 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 3,517 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.82% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 0.57% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. 0.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,190 households out of which 28.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.50% were married couples living together, 4.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% were non-families. 29.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.90% under the age of 18, 5.60% from 18 to 24, 22.10% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 26.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 94.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,026, and the median income for a family was $37,715. Males had a median income of $25,654 versus $18,141 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,922. About 9.60% of families and 13.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.30% of those under age 18 and 11.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Dimock
*Freeman
*Kaylor
*Menno
*Milltown
*Olivet
*Parkston
*Tripp

References