- Monroe, South Dakota
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Monroe, South Dakota — Town — Location in Turner County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 43°29′13″N 97°12′59″W / 43.48694°N 97.21639°WCoordinates: 43°29′13″N 97°12′59″W / 43.48694°N 97.21639°W Country United States State South Dakota County Turner Incorporated 1901[1] Area – Total 0.4 sq mi (1 km2) – Land 0.4 sq mi (1 km2) – Water 0 sq mi (0 km2) Elevation 1,493 ft (455 m) Population (2010) – Total 160 – Density 400/sq mi (160/km2) Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) – Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP code 57047 Area code(s) 605 FIPS code 46-43380[2] GNIS feature ID 1265671[3] Monroe is a town in Turner County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 160 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Monroe is located at 43°29′13″N 97°12′59″W / 43.48694°N 97.21639°W (43.487033, -97.216367).[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all of it land.
Monroe has been assigned the ZIP code 57047 and the FIPS place code 43380.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 163 people, 70 households, and 48 families residing in the town. The population density was 432.8 people per square mile (165.6/km²). There were 75 housing units at an average density of 199.1 per square mile (76.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.32% White, 2.45% African American, 0.61% Native American and 0.61% Asian.
There were 70 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.77.
In the town the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 22.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $34,375, and the median income for a family was $42,143. Males had a median income of $26,875 versus $26,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,512. About 1.9% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 24.2% of those sixty five or over.
References
- ^ "SD Towns". South Dakota State Historical Society. http://history.sd.gov/Archives/forms/exhibits/SD%20Towns.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "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.
Municipalities and communities of Turner County, South Dakota Cities 
Towns Chancellor | Davis | Dolton | Monroe
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Towns in South Dakota
- Populated places in Turner County, South Dakota
- Sioux Falls metropolitan area
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