Perkins County is located in South Dakota , USA . Officially established in 1908 . As of 2010 , the population was 2,982 people.
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| Perkins County, South Dakota | |
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| Perkins County, South Dakota | |
| A country | USA |
| Included in | South Dakota |
| Adm. Centre | Bison south dakota |
| History and Geography | |
| Date of formation | 1908 |
| Square | 7,487,000 km² |
| Timezone | UTC-7 / -6 |
| The largest city | Lemmon, South Dakota |
| Population | |
| Population | 2 982 people ( 2010 ) |
| Density | 0.452 people / km² |
| Official language | English |
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , the county’s total area is 7,487,000 km 2 , of which 7,437,000 km 2 are land and 49,000 km 2 or 0.660% are water bodies.
Population
According to the 2000 census [1] , 3,363 residents of 1,429 households and 937 families live in the okrug. The population density is 0.50 people per km 2 . On the territory of the okrug, there are 1,854 residential buildings, with a building density of about 0.25 buildings per km 2 . Racial composition of the population: white - 96.64%, African - Americans - 0.15%, Native Americans ( Indians ) - 1.64%, Asians - 0.24%, Hawaiians - 0.00%, representatives of other races - 0.51 %, representatives of two or more races - 0.83%. Hispanics accounted for 0.74% of the population, regardless of race .
Of the total number of households , 27.30% are children under the age of 18, 57.80% of households are couples living together, 5.20% of households are single women without a spouse, 34.40% of households households are not related to families , 32.90% of households consist of one person, 17.50% of households consist of elderly people (65 years and older) living alone. The average household size is 2.31 people and the average family size is 2.93 people.
The age composition of the district: 24.10% under the age of 18, 5.60% from 18 to 24, 23.40% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 23.20% from 65 and older. The average age of a resident of the district is 43 years. For every 100 females there are 96.30 males . For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 96.30 males .
The average household income in the district was 27,750 USD , per family - 33,537 USD . The average earnings of a man were 23 665 USD against 16 856 USD for a woman . The per capita income was $ 15,734. About 12.40% of families and 16.90% of the total population were below the poverty line , including 21.60% of youth (those who were not yet 18 years old) and 14.50% of those who were already over 65 years old .
Notes
- ↑ Data from the US Census Bureau for Perkins County (South Dakota) (English) (link not available) . Date of treatment November 16, 2009. Archived April 11, 2012.