Harding County, South Dakota

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Harding County, South Dakota
Map
Location in the state of South Dakota
South Dakota's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	information needed
Seat	Buffalo
Area - Total - Land - Water	2,678 sq mi (6,935 km²) 2,670 sq mi (6,917 km²) 7 sq mi (18 km²), 0.26%
Population - (2000) - Density	1,353 0.3/sq mi (0.1/km²)
Time zone	Mountain: UTC-7/-6

Harding County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 1,353. Its county seat is Buffalo.^[1]

1 Geography
- 1.1 Major highways
- 1.2 Adjacent counties
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 References

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,678 square miles (6,935 km²), of which, 2,670 square miles (6,917 km²) of it is land and 7 square miles (18 km²) of it (0.26%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

U.S. Highway 85
South Dakota Highway 20
South Dakota Highway 79

[edit] Adjacent counties

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1910	4,228	—
1920	3,953	-6.5%
1930	3,589	-9.2%
1940	3,010	-16.1%
1950	2,289	-24.0%
1960	2,371	3.6%
1970	1,855	-21.8%
1980	1,700	-8.4%
1990	1,669	-1.8%
2000	1,353	-18.9%
Est. 2007	1,180	-12.8%

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 1,353 people, 525 households, and 352 families residing in the county. The population density was 0.5 people per square mile (0.2/km²). There were 804 housing units at an average density of 0.3 per square mile (0.1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.63% White, 0.30% Black or African American, 0.74% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 0.37% from two or more races. 1.63% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 25.9% were of German, 24.3% Norwegian, 12.8% American, 7.1% Irish and 6.6% English ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 525 households out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.19.

In the county, the population was spread out with 32.5% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $25,000, and the median income for a family was $31,667. Males had a median income of $25,556 versus $16,375 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,794. About 19.40% of families and 21.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.80% of those under age 18 and 22.50% of those age 65 or over.