Campbell County, South Dakota

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


founded year = 1883 ["Legislative Manual, South Dakota, 2005, p. 596]
founded date =
seat wl = Mound City
largest city wl = Herreid
area_total_sq_mi = 771
area_total_km2 = 1998
area_land_sq_mi = 736
area_land_km2 = 1906
area_water_sq_mi = 36
area_water_km2 = 92
area percentage = 4.61%
census yr = 2000
pop = 1782
density_sq_mi = 2
density_km2 = 1
time zone =
UTC offset =
DST offset =
footnotes =
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named for =

Campbell County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population was 1,782. Its county seat is Mound CityGR|6. The county is named after Norman B. Campbell, Dakota Territory legislator in 1873, son of General Charles T. Campbell. ["Legislative Manual, South Dakota, 2005, p. 596]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 771 square miles (1,998 km²), of which, 736 square miles (1,906 km²) of it is land and 36 square miles (92 km²) of it (4.61%) is water.

Townships

The county is divided into two areas of unorganized territory: North Campbell and South Campbell.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

* Emmons County, North Dakota - north
* McIntosh County, North Dakota - northeast
* McPherson County, South Dakota - east
* Walworth County, South Dakota - south
* Corson County, South Dakota - west

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900 = 4527
1910 = 5244
1920 = 5305
1930 = 5629
1940 = 5033
1950 = 4046
1960 = 3531
1970 = 2866
1980 = 2243
1990 = 1965
2000 = 1782
estyear = 2007
estimate = 1397

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,782 people, 725 households, and 508 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 962 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.33% White, 0.34% Native American, 0.06% Asian, and 0.28% from two or more races. 0.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 63.1% were of German, 17.2% Norwegian and 6.4% Dutch ancestry.

There were 725 households out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.80% were married couples living together, 2.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.90% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.40% under the age of 18, 3.50% from 18 to 24, 24.50% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 22.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,793, and the median income for a family was $35,938. Males had a median income of $22,128 versus $17,237 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,117. About 11.20% of families and 14.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.70% of those under age 18 and 22.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Artas
*Herreid
*Mound City
*Pollock

References