Walworth County, South Dakota

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Walworth County, South Dakota
Map
Location in the state of South Dakota
South Dakota's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	information needed
Seat	Selby
Area - Total - Land - Water	744 sq mi (1,928 km²) 708 sq mi (1,833 km²) 36 sq mi (94 km²), 4.98%
Population - (2000) - Density	5,974 8/sq mi (3/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Named for: Walworth County, Wisconsin

Walworth County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 5,974. Its county seat is Selby.^[1] The county is named after Walworth County, Wisconsin.^[2]

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 References

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 744 square miles (1,928 km²), of which, 708 square miles (1,833 km²) of it is land and 36 square miles (94 km²) of it (4.89%) is water.

[edit] Townships

The county is divided into two areas of unorganized territory: West Walworth and East Walworth.

[edit] Major highways

South Dakota Highway 130
South Dakota Highway 144
South Dakota Highway 271
South Dakota Highway 1804

[edit] Adjacent counties

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	3,839	—
1910	6,488	69.0%
1920	8,447	30.2%
1930	8,791	4.1%
1940	7,274	-17.3%
1950	7,648	5.1%
1960	8,097	5.9%
1970	7,842	-3.1%
1980	7,011	-10.6%
1990	6,087	-13.2%
2000	5,974	-1.9%
Est. 2007	5,262	-11.9%

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 5,974 people, 2,506 households, and 1,643 families residing in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 3,144 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 86.58% White, 0.03% Black or African American, 11.77% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.07% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. 0.60% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,506 households out of which 26.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.40% were married couples living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.40% were non-families. 31.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.10% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 22.40% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 21.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,834, and the median income for a family was $33,654. Males had a median income of $23,284 versus $17,902 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,492. About 14.70% of families and 18.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.00% of those under age 18 and 13.40% of those age 65 or over.