Yankton County, South Dakota

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Yankton County, South Dakota
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Location in the state of South Dakota
South Dakota's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	information needed
Seat	Yankton
Area - Total - Land - Water	533 sq mi (1,380 km²) 522 sq mi (1,352 km²) 11 sq mi (28 km²), 2.08%
Population - (2000) - Density	21,652 41/sq mi (16/km²)
Website: http://www.co.yankton.sd.us/
Named for: Yankton Sioux

Yankton County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population was 21,652. Its county seat is Yankton.^[1]

Yankton County is the only county in the Yankton Micropolitan Statistical Area.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Cities and Towns
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 533 square miles (1,379 km²), of which, 522 square miles (1,351 km²) of it is land and 11 square miles (29 km²) of it (2.08%) is water. It is bordered by the Missouri River.

[edit] Townships

The county is divided into nine townships: Gayville, Jamesville, Marindahl, Mayfield, Mission Hill, Turkey Valley, Utica, Volin, Walshtown; and two areas of unorganized territory: Southeast Yankton and West Yankton.

[edit] Major Highways

South Dakota Highway 153
South Dakota Highway 314

[edit] Adjacent Counties

Turner County, South Dakota - northeast
Clay County, South Dakota - east
Cedar County, Nebraska - southeast
Knox County, Nebraska - southwest
Bon Homme County, South Dakota - west
Hutchinson County, South Dakota - northwest

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	12,649	—
1910	13,135	3.8%
1920	15,233	16.0%
1930	16,589	8.9%
1940	16,725	0.8%
1950	16,804	0.5%
1960	17,551	4.4%
1970	19,039	8.5%
1980	18,952	-0.5%
1990	19,252	1.6%
2000	21,652	12.5%
Est. 2007	21,645	-0.0%

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 21,652 people, 8,187 households, and 5,403 families residing in the county. The population density was 42 people per square mile (16/km²). There were 8,840 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county is 95.10% White, 1.16% African American, 1.63% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.74% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. 1.82% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 8,187 households out of which 33.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.40% were married couples living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.00% were non-families. 29.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 22.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 101.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,374, and the median income for a family was $43,600. Males had a median income of $29,010 versus $20,686 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,312. About 6.60% of families and 9.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.00% of those under age 18 and 9.00% of those age 65 or over.