Brookings County, South Dakota

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


founded year = 1871
founded date = July 3
seat wl = Brookings
largest city wl =
area_total_sq_mi = 805
area_total_km2 = 2084
area_land_sq_mi = 794
area_land_km2 = 2058
area_water_sq_mi = 10
area_water_km2 = 27
area percentage = 1.28%
census yr = 2000
pop = 28220
density_sq_mi = 36
density_km2 = 14
time zone =
UTC offset =
DST offset =
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named for = Wilmot Wood Brookings

Brookings County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population was 28,220. Its county seat is BrookingsGR|6.

Brookings County is the only county in the Brookings Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The county was founded July 3, 1871, and was named after Wilmot Wood Brookings, a politician and pioneer of southeastern South Dakota.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 805 square miles (2,084 km²), of which, 794 square miles (2,058 km²) of it is land and 10 square miles (27 km²) of it (1.28%) is water.

Townships

The county is divided into twenty-three townships: Afton, Alton, Argo, Aurora, Bangor, Brookings, Elkton, Eureka, Lake Henricks, Lake Sinai, Laketon, Medary, Oak Lake, Oakwood, Oslo, Parnell, Preston, Richland, Sherman, Sterling, Trenton, Volga, Winsor.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

* Deuel County, South Dakota - north
* Lincoln County, Minnesota - east
* Moody County, South Dakota - south
* Lake County, South Dakota - southwest
* Kingsbury County, South Dakota - west
* Hamlin County, South Dakota - northwest

Lakes

* Brush Lake
* Johnson Lake
* Lake Campbell
* Lake Goldsmith
* Lake Poinsett
* Lake Sinai
* Lake Tetonkaha
* Oakwood Lake

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900 = 12561
1910 = 14178
1920 = 16119
1930 = 16847
1940 = 16560
1950 = 17851
1960 = 20046
1970 = 22158
1980 = 24332
1990 = 25207
2000 = 28220
estyear = 2007
estimate = 29241As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 28,220 people, 10,665 households, and 6,217 families residing in the county. The population density was 36 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 11,576 housing units at an average density of 15 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.36% White, 0.31% Black or African American, 0.90% Native American, 1.34% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. 0.88% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 39.2% were of German, 23.2% Norwegian and 5.7% Irish ancestry.

There were 10,665 households out of which 28.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.00% were married couples living together, 6.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.70% were non-families. 29.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county, the population was spread out with 20.80% under the age of 18, 26.80% from 18 to 24, 24.30% from 25 to 44, 17.30% from 45 to 64, and 10.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females there were 102.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,438, and the median income for a family was $48,052. Males had a median income of $30,843 versus $22,074 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,586. About 6.20% of families and 14.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.10% of those under age 18 and 7.50% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Ahnberg
*Arlington
*Aurora
*Brookings
*Bruce
*Bushnell
*Elkton
*Medary
*Sinai
*Volga
*White

References

External links

* [http://www.brookingscountysd.gov/ Brookings County, SD government website]