Hughes County, South Dakota

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


founded year =
founded date =
seat wl = Pierre
largest city wl =
area_total_sq_mi = 800
area_total_km2 = 2073
area_land_sq_mi = 741
area_land_km2 = 1919
area_water_sq_mi = 59
area_water_km2 = 154
area percentage = 7.42%
census yr = 2000
pop = 16481
density_sq_mi =22
density_km2 = 9
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web =
named for =

Hughes County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 16,481. Its county seat is Pierre.GR|6

Hughes County is part of the Pierre, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 800 square miles (2,073 km²), of which, 741 square miles (1,919 km²) of it is land and 59 square miles (154 km²) of it (7.42%) is water.

Townships

The county is divided into two townships: Raber and Valley; and three areas of unorganized territory: West Hughes, North Hughes, and Crow Creek.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

* Sully County, South Dakota - north
* Hyde County, South Dakota - east
* Lyman County, South Dakota - south and southeast
* Stanley County, South Dakota - south and west

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900 = 3684
1910 = 6271
1920 = 5711
1930 = 7009
1940 = 6624
1950 = 8111
1960 = 12725
1970 = 11632
1980 = 14220
1990 = 14817
2000 = 16481
estyear = 2007
estimate = 16880

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 16,481 people, 6,512 households, and 4,310 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 7,055 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.91% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 8.70% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. 1.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,512 households out of which 33.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.00% were married couples living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.80% were non-families. 29.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% 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 27.80% under the age of 18, 6.20% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,970, and the median income for a family was $51,235. Males had a median income of $32,228 versus $22,656 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,689. About 6.00% of families and 8.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.80% of those under age 18 and 10.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Blunt
*Canning
*Harrold
*Pierre

References