Codington County, South Dakota

Codington County, South Dakota
Location in the state of South Dakota
South Dakota's location in the U.S.
Founded	1877
Named for	Reverend George S. S. Codington
Seat	Watertown
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	717 sq mi (1,857 km²) 688 sq mi (1,781 km²) 29 sq mi (76 km²), 4.10%
Population  - (2010)  - Density	27,227 38/sq mi (15/km²)
Website	www.codington.org

Codington County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 27,227. It's county seat is Watertown.^[1]

Codington County is part of the Watertown, South Dakota, Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 717 square miles (1,857.0 km²), of which 688 square miles (1,781.9 km²) is land and 29 square miles (75.1 km²) (4.10%) is water.

Townships

The county is divided into seventeen townships: Dexter, Eden, Elmira, Fuller, Germantown, Graceland, Henry, Kampeska, Kranzburg, Lake, Leola, Pelican, Phipps, Rauville, Richland, Sheridan, Waverly.

Major highways

• Interstate 29
• U.S. Highway 81
• U.S. Highway 212
• South Dakota Highway 20

Adjacent counties

• Grant County, South Dakota - northeast
• Deuel County, South Dakota - southeast
• Hamlin County, South Dakota - south
• Clark County, South Dakota - west
• Day County, South Dakota - northwest

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	2,156		—
1890	7,037		226.4%
1900	8,770		24.6%
1910	14,092		60.7%
1920	16,549		17.4%
1930	17,457		5.5%
1940	17,014		−2.5%
1950	18,944		11.3%
1960	20,220		6.7%
1970	19,140		−5.3%
1980	20,885		9.1%
1990	22,698		8.7%
2000	25,897		14.1%
2010	27,227		5.1%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 25,897 people, 10,357 households, and 6,877 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile (15/km²). There were 11,324 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.74% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 1.41% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.57% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. 1.06% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 48.2% were of German, 20.0% Norwegian and 5.5% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. 96.7% spoke English, 1.5% Spanish and 1.2% German as their first language.

There were 10,357 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.50% were married couples living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.60% were non-families. 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 10.40% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 20.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,257, and the median income for a family was $45,153. Males had a median income of $30,279 versus $19,826 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,761. About 5.60% of families and 9.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.60% of those under age 18 and 10.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

• Appleby
• Florence
• Grover
• Henry
• Kampeska
• Kranzburg
• Rauville
• South Shore
• Wallace
• Watertown
• Waverly

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Codington County, South Dakota

References

1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

Coordinates: 44°59′N 97°11′W / 44.98°N 97.18°W / 44.98; -97.18