Harding County, South Dakota

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


founded year =
founded date =
seat wl = Buffalo
largest city wl =
area_total_sq_mi = 2678
area_total_km2 = 6935
area_land_sq_mi =2670
area_land_km2 = 6917
area_water_sq_mi = 7
area_water_km2 = 18
area percentage = 0.26%
census yr = 2000
pop = 1353
density_sq_mi =0.3
density_km2 = 0.1
time zone = Mountain
UTC offset = -7
DST offset = -6
footnotes =
web =
named for =

Harding County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population was 1,353. Its county seat is Buffalo.GR|6

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,678 square miles (6,935 km²), of which, 2,670 square miles (6,917 km²) of it is land and 7 square miles (18 km²) of it (0.26%) is water.

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

* Bowman County, North Dakota - north
* Adams County, North Dakota - northeast
* Perkins County, South Dakota - east
* Butte County, South Dakota - south
* Carter County, Montana - west
* Fallon County, Montana - northwest

Demographics

USCensusPop
1910 = 4228
1920 = 3953
1930 = 3589
1940 = 3010
1950 = 2289
1960 = 2371
1970 = 1855
1980 = 1700
1990 = 1669
2000 = 1353
estyear = 2007
estimate = 1180

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,353 people, 525 households, and 352 families residing in the county. The population density was 0.5 people per square mile (0.2/km²). There were 804 housing units at an average density of 0.3 per square mile (0.1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.63% White, 0.30% Black or African American, 0.74% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 0.37% from two or more races. 1.63% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 25.9% were of German, 24.3% Norwegian, 12.8% American, 7.1% Irish and 6.6% English ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 525 households out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the county, the population was spread out with 32.5% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,000, and the median income for a family was $31,667. Males had a median income of $25,556 versus $16,375 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,794. About 19.40% of families and 21.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.80% of those under age 18 and 22.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Buffalo
*Camp Crook
*Ludlow
*Reva
*Ralph

References