Britton, South Dakota

Britton, South Dakota

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Britton is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, South Dakota, United States.GR|6 The population was 1,328 at the 2000 census.

A weekly newspaper, the "Britton Journal," is published in Britton.

Geography

Britton is located at coor dms|45|47|34|N|97|45|10|W|city (45.792817, -97.752912)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²), all of it land.

Britton has been assigned the ZIP code 57430 and the FIPS place code 07380.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 1,328 people, 580 households, and 346 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,893.5 people per square mile (732.5/km²). There were 667 housing units at an average density of 951.0/sq mi (367.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.82% White, 1.13% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.98% of the population.

There were 580 households out of which 27.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.2% were non-families. 37.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 26.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,148, and the median income for a family was $37,639. Males had a median income of $29,931 versus $18,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,327. About 5.7% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 16.2% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Britton is home to a thriving economy. Several industries reside in the town including a roof and floor truss plant, a prefabricated wall plant, a fan clutch manufacturing facility, and a machine shop manufacturing company.

Britton is home to three gas stations, several restaurants/steak houses, three motels, a water park, softball fields, a bowling alley, a movie theatre, a pool, a recently built library, and many other conveniences.

Education

The Britton-Hecla school district covers Britton. There is one elementary school and one high school, on the same premises.

Notable natives

*Frank Farrar, twenty-fourth Governor of South Dakota.

References

External links

* [http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?brd=1971 "Marshall County Journal"]


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