Faulk County, South Dakota

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


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seat wl = Faulkton
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area_total_sq_mi = 1006
area_total_km2 = 2605
area_land_sq_mi = 1000
area_land_km2 = 2590
area_water_sq_mi = 6
area_water_km2 = 14
area percentage = 0.55%
census yr = 2000
pop = 2640
density_sq_mi = 3
density_km2 = 1
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Faulk County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population was 2,640. Its county seat is Faulkton.GR|6

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,006 square miles (2,605 km²), of which, 1,000 square miles (2,590 km²) of it is land and 6 square miles (14 km²) of it (0.55%) is water.

Townships

The county is divided into twenty-three townships: Arcade, Bryant, Centerville, Clark, Devoe, Ellisville, Emerson, Enterprise, Fairview, Freedom, Hillsdale, Irving, Lafoon, Myron, O'Neil, Orient, Pioneer, Saratoga, Sherman, Tamworth, Union, Wesley, and Zell; and two areas of unorganized territory: Pulaski and Southwest Faulk.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

* Edmunds County, South Dakota - north
* Spink County, South Dakota - east
* Hand County, South Dakota - south
* Hyde County, South Dakota - southwest
* Potter County, South Dakota - west

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900 = 3547
1910 = 6716
1920 = 6442
1930 = 6895
1940 = 5168
1950 = 4752
1960 = 4397
1970 = 3893
1980 = 3327
1990 = 2744
2000 = 2640
estyear = 2007
estimate = 2276

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,640 people, 1,014 households, and 708 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,235 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.47% White, 0.08% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.04% Asian, and 0.27% from two or more races. 0.23% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 65.0% were of German, 6.2% American and 5.2% Norwegian ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 1,014 households out of which 28.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.40% were married couples living together, 3.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.10% were non-families. 29.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 5.40% from 18 to 24, 23.10% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 22.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 99.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,237, and the median income for a family was $34,508. Males had a median income of $25,085 versus $16,346 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,660. About 12.60% of families and 18.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.60% of those under age 18 and 7.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Chelsea
*Cresbard
*Faulkton
*Onaka
*Orient
*Rockham
*Seneca
*Wecota
*Zell

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