Sanborn County, South Dakota

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


founded year =
founded date =
seat wl = Woonsocket
largest city wl =
area_total_sq_mi = 570
area_total_km2 = 1477
area_land_sq_mi =569
area_land_km2 = 1474
area_water_sq_mi = 1
area_water_km2 = 3
area percentage =0.21%
census yr = 2000
pop = 2675
density_sq_mi = 2
density_km2 = 1
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web =
named for = George W. Sanborn

Sanborn County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 2,675. Its county seat is Woonsocket.GR|6

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 570 square miles (1,477 km²), of which, 569 square miles (1,474 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (3 km²) of it (0.21%) is water.

Townships

The county is divided into sixteen townships: Afton, Benedict, Butler, Diana, Elliott, Floyd, Jackson, Letcher, Logan, Oneida, Ravenna, Silver Creek, Twin Lake, Union, Warren, Woonsocket.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

* Beadle County, South Dakota - north
* Miner County, South Dakota - east
* Hanson County, South Dakota - southeast
* Davison County, South Dakota - south
* Aurora County, South Dakota - southwest
* Jerauld County, South Dakota - west

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900 = 4464
1910 = 6607
1920 = 7877
1930 = 7326
1940 = 5754
1950 = 5142
1960 = 4641
1970 = 3697
1980 = 3213
1990 = 2833
2000 = 2675
estyear = 2007
estimate = 2444

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,675 people, 1,043 households, and 732 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 1,220 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.88% White, 0.04% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.26% from two or more races. 1.01% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,043 households out of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.50% were married couples living together, 4.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 23.70% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 19.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 107.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $33,375, and the median income for a family was $38,256. Males had a median income of $25,951 versus $18,482 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,301. About 11.00% of families and 14.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.10% of those under age 18 and 14.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Artesian
*Cuthbert
*Forestburg
*Letcher
*Woonsocket

References