Gregory County, South Dakota

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


founded year =
founded date =
seat wl = Burke
largest city wl =
area_total_sq_mi = 1053
area_total_km2 = 2728
area_land_sq_mi =1016
area_land_km2 = 2631
area_water_sq_mi = 38
area_water_km2 = 97
area percentage = 3.26%
census yr = 2000
pop = 4792
density_sq_mi = 2
density_km2 = 1
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web =
named for =

Gregory County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population was 4,792. Its county seat is Burke.GR|6

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,053 square miles (2,728 km²), of which, 1,016 square miles (2,631 km²) of it is land and 38 square miles (97 km²) of it (3.56%) is water.

Townships

The county is divided into thirteen townships: Burke, Carlock, Dickens, Dixon, Edens, Ellston, Fairfax, Jones, Landing Creek, Pleasant Valley, Star Valley, and Whetstone; and four areas of unorganized territory: East Gregory, North Gregory, Southeast Gregory, and Spring Valley.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

* Lyman County, South Dakota - north
* Charles Mix County, South Dakota - east
* Boyd County, Nebraska - south
* Keya Paha County, Nebraska - southwest
* Tripp County, South Dakota - west

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900 = 2211
1910 = 13061
1920 = 12700
1930 = 11420
1940 = 9554
1950 = 8556
1960 = 7399
1970 = 6710
1980 = 6015
1990 = 5359
2000 = 4792
estyear = 2007
estimate = 4110

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,792 people, 2,022 households, and 1,290 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 2,405 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.18% White, 0.04% Black or African American, 5.59% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. 0.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 50.0% were of German, 7.9% Czech, 6.3% Irish, 5.7% American and 5.5% English ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 2,022 households out of which 26.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.20% were married couples living together, 5.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.20% were non-families. 33.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.30% under the age of 18, 5.10% from 18 to 24, 22.00% from 25 to 44, 23.80% from 45 to 64, and 24.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 94.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $22,732, and the median income for a family was $30,833. Males had a median income of $21,063 versus $16,920 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,656. About 15.10% of families and 20.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.50% of those under age 18 and 20.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Bonesteel
*Burke
*Dallas
*Fairfax
*Gregory
*Herrick
*St. Charles

National Register of Historic Places sites

*Fort Randall

References