Stanley County, South Dakota

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


founded year =
founded date =
seat wl = Fort Pierre
largest city wl =
area_total_sq_mi = 1517
area_total_km2 = 3929
area_land_sq_mi = 1443
area_land_km2 = 3738
area_water_sq_mi = 74
area_water_km2 = 191
area percentage = 4.86%
census yr = 2000
pop = 2772
density_sq_mi = 2
density_km2 = 1
time zone = Mountain
UTC offset = -7
DST offset = -6
footnotes = A small portion of the county is located in the Central Time Zone.
web = http://www.stanleycounty.org/
named for = David S. Stanley

Stanley County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 2,772. Its county seat is Fort Pierre.GR|6

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,517 square miles (3,929 km²), of which, 1,443 square miles (3,738 km²) of it is land and 74 square miles (191 km²) of it (4.86%) is water.

Townships

The county is divided into three areas of unorganized territory: Lower Brule, North Stanley, and South Stanley.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

* Dewey County, South Dakota - north
* Sully County, South Dakota - northeast
* Hughes County, South Dakota - east
* Lyman County, South Dakota - southeast
* Jones County, South Dakota - south
* Haakon County, South Dakota - west

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900 = 1341
1910 = 14975
1920 = 2908
1930 = 2381
1940 = 1959
1950 = 2055
1960 = 4085
1970 = 2457
1980 = 2533
1990 = 2453
2000 = 2772
estyear = 2007
estimate = 2787

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,772 people, 1,111 households, and 775 families residing in the county. The population density was 2 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 1,277 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile (0/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.04% White, 0.18% Black or African American, 4.91% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. 0.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,111 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.60% were married couples living together, 10.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were non-families. 25.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.90% 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 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.10% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 26.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,170, and the median income for a family was $47,197. Males had a median income of $29,911 versus $20,898 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,300. About 6.60% of families and 8.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.80% of those under age 18 and 12.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Fort Pierre
*Hayes (unincorporated)
*Mission Ridge (unincorporated)

References