Beadle County, South Dakota

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


founded year = 1879
founded date =
seat wl = Huron
largest city wl =
area_total_sq_mi = 1265
area_total_km2 = 3276
area_land_sq_mi = 1259
area_land_km2 = 3260
area_water_sq_mi = 6
area_water_km2 = 16
area percentage = 0.48%
census yr = 2000
pop = 17023
density_sq_mi = 14
density_km2 = 5
time zone =
UTC offset =
DST offset =
footnotes =
web =
named for = William Henry Harrison Beadle

Beadle County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population was 17,023. Its county seat is HuronGR|6.

Beadle County is the only county in the Huron Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Beadle County, named in honor of Brigadier General William Henry Harrison Beadle, was created by the Dakota Territory Legislature in 1879 and formally organized in 1880 with the appointment of three county commissioners by Governor Nehemiah G. Ordway. The first town within Beadle County was Cavour, but Huron was named the county seat when the county commissioners first met there in July 1880.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,265 square miles (3,276 km²), of which, 1,259 square miles (3,260 km²) of it is land and 6 square miles (16 km²) of it (0.48%) is water.

Townships

The county is divided into thirty-six townships: Allen, Altoona, Banner, Barrett, Belle Prairie, Bonilla, Broadland, Burr Oak, Carlyle, Cavour, Clifton, Clyde, Custer, Dearborn, Fairfield, Foster, Grant, Hartland, Huron, Iowa, Kellogg, Lake Byron, Liberty, Logan, Milford, Nance, Pearl Creek, Pleasant View, Richland, Sand Creek, Theresa, Valley, Vernon, Wessington, Whiteside, Wolsey.

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

* Spink County, South Dakota - north
* Clark County, South Dakota - northeast
* Kingsbury County, South Dakota - east
* Sanborn County, South Dakota - southeast
* Jerauld County, South Dakota - southwest
* Hand County, South Dakota - west

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900 = 8081
1910 = 15776
1920 = 19273
1930 = 22917
1940 = 19648
1950 = 21082
1960 = 21682
1970 = 20877
1980 = 19195
1990 = 18253
2000 = 17023
estyear = 2007
estimate = 15669

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 17,023 people, 7,210 households, and 4,535 families residing in the county. The population density was 14 people per square mile (5/km²). There were 8,206 housing units at an average density of 6 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.93% White, 0.69% Black or African American, 0.95% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. 0.91% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 49.9% were of German, 11.7% Norwegian, 6.1% Irish, 5.8% English and 5.5% United States or American ancestry.

There were 7,210 households out of which 28.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.50% were married couples living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.10% were non-families. 33.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.70% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 19.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,510, and the median income for a family was $40,596. Males had a median income of $26,910 versus $19,785 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,832. About 7.90% of families and 11.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.20% of those under age 18 and 12.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Broadland
*Bonilla
*Cavour
*Hitchcock
*Huron
*Iroquois
*Virgil
*Wessington
*Wolsey
*Yale

References

External links

* [http://www.beadlecounty.org/ Beadle County, SD government website]