Brule County, South Dakota

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


founded year =
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seat wl = Chamberlain
largest city wl =
area_total_sq_mi = 846
area_total_km2 = 2192
area_land_sq_mi = 819
area_land_km2 = 2121
area_water_sq_mi = 28
area_water_km2 = 71
area percentage = 3.25%
census yr = 2000
pop = 5364
density_sq_mi = 6
density_km2 = 3
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Brule County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population was 5,364. Its county seat is ChamberlainGR|6.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 846 square miles (2,192 km²), of which, 819 square miles (2,121 km²) of it is land and 28 square miles (71 km²) of it (3.25%) is water.

Townships

The county is divided into twenty-two townships: America, Brule, Chamberlain, Cleveland, Eagle, Highland, Kimball, Lyon, Ola, Plainfield, Pleasant Grove, Plummer, Pukwana, Red Lake, Richland, Smith, Torrey Lake, Waldro, West Point, Wilbur, Willow Lake, Union; and one area of unorganized territory: Grandview.

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

* Buffalo County, South Dakota - north
* Jerauld County, South Dakota - northeast
* Aurora County, South Dakota - east
* Charles Mix County, South Dakota - south
* Lyman County, South Dakota - west

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900 = 5401
1910 = 6451
1920 = 7141
1930 = 7416
1940 = 6195
1950 = 6076
1960 = 6319
1970 = 5870
1980 = 5245
1990 = 5485
2000 = 5364
estyear = 2007
estimate = 5190

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 5,364 people, 1,998 households, and 1,328 families residing in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 2,272 housing units at an average density of 3 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 89.91% White, 0.26% Black or African American, 8.28% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.06% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. 0.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 39.6% were of German, 9.5% Czech, 8.6% Norwegian, 7.8% Irish and 6.6% United States or American ancestry.

There were 1,998 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.20% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.50% were non-families. 29.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county, the population was spread out with 30.50% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 16.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,370, and the median income for a family was $37,361. Males had a median income of $26,698 versus $20,094 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,874. About 8.10% of families and 14.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.30% of those under age 18 and 20.20% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Chamberlain
*Kimball
*Pukwana

References