Draper, South Dakota

Draper, South Dakota
—  Town  —
Location in Jones County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 43°55′30″N 100°32′24″W / 43.925°N 100.54°W / 43.925; -100.54Coordinates: 43°55′30″N 100°32′24″W / 43.925°N 100.54°W / 43.925; -100.54
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Jones
Incorporated	1910[1]
Area
– Total	0.6 sq mi (1.7 km2)
– Land	0.6 sq mi (1.7 km2)
– Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	2,264 ft (690 m)
Population (2010)
– Total	82
– Density	136.7/sq mi (42.2/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	57531
Area code(s)	605
FIPS code	46-17020[2]
GNIS feature ID	1254741[3]

Draper is a town in Jones County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 82 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Draper is located at 43°55′30″N 100°32′24″W / 43.925°N 100.54°W / 43.925; -100.54 (43.925099, -100.540099).^[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.

Draper has been assigned the ZIP code 57531 and the FIPS place code 17020.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 92 people, 41 households, and 23 families residing in the town. The population density was 142.9 people per square mile (55.5/km²). There were 57 housing units at an average density of 88.5 per square mile (34.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.

There were 41 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.5% were non-families. 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 1.1% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 119.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 127.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $26,000, and the median income for a family was $26,250. Males had a median income of $22,083 versus $16,667 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,621. There were 16.7% of families and 21.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including 42.9% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

References

1. ^ "SD Towns". South Dakota State Historical Society. http://history.sd.gov/Archives/forms/exhibits/SD%20Towns.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-11. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.