Deuel County, South Dakota

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Deuel County Courthouse
Deuel County Courthouse
administration
US state : South Dakota
Administrative headquarters : Clear Lake
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		Deuel County Courthouse
408 4th Street West
Clear Lake, SD 57226-0616
Foundation : 1862
Area code : 001 605
Demographics
Residents : 4364  (2010)
Population density : 2.7 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1649 km²
Water surface : 34 km²
map
Map of Deuel County within South Dakota
Website : www.deuelcountysd.com

The Deuel County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State South Dakota . In 2010 , the county had 4,364 residents and a population density of 2.7 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Clear Lake .

geography

The county is located in eastern South Dakota on the Minnesota border . It has an area of ​​1649 square kilometers, divided into 1615 square kilometers of land and 34 square kilometers (2.07 percent) of water. The following neighboring counties border Deuel County:

Codington County Grant County Lac qui Parle County,
Minnesota
Compass card (de) .svg Yellow Medicine County,
Minnesota
Hamlin County Brookings County Lincoln County,
Minnesota
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 6656 -
1910 7768 16.7%
1920 8759 12.8%
1930 8732 -0.3%
1940 8450 -3.2%
1950 7689 -9%
1960 6782 -11.8%
1970 5686 -16.2%
1980 5289 -7%
1990 4522 -14.5%
2000 4498 -0.5%
2010 4364 -3%
1900–1990 2000 2010

history

Deuel County was founded on April 5, 1862. The administrative organization was completed on May 20, 1878. The county was named after Jacob Smith Deuel (1830-1898), who ran a sawmill in the area of ​​the later counties since 1860 and sat until 1863 in the legislative assembly of the Dakota Territory . The first county seat was Gary before the administration moved to Clear Lake.

Ten structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 31, 2018).

Population development

According to the 2010 census , Deuel County had 4,364 people in 1,800 households. The population density was 2.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.4 people lived in each of the 1,800 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.8 percent white, 0.9 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.6 percent of the population regardless of ethnicity.

23.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.0 percent were 65 years or older. 48.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 46,186  USD . The per capita income was $ 24,518. 5.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Localities in Deuel County

Citys

Towns

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Deuel County is divided into 16 townships in addition to the two cities and five towns :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Altamont Township 84    46-01180
Antelope Valley Township 25th    46-01780
Blom Township 103    46-06060
Brandt Township 128    46-06980
Clear Lake Township 242    46-12580
Glenwood Township 105    46-24700
Goodwin Township 159    46-24860
Grange Township 127    46-25540
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Havana Township 193    46-27740
Herrick Township 147    46-28380
Hidewood Township 93    46-28620
Lowe Township 97    46-39060
North township 356    46-45300
Portland Township 74    46-51420
Rome Township 85    46-55780
Scandinavia Township 208    46-57740

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Deuel County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Deuel County, SD ( Memento of the original from July 9, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 9, 2013  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  3. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved July 9, 2013
  4. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 84 .
  6. ^ E-ReferenceDesk - Deuel County, South Dakota.Retrieved July 9, 2013
  7. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 31, 2018.
  8. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - South Dakota  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 9, 2013@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

Commons : Deuel County, South Dakota  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 44 ° 46 ′  N , 96 ° 40 ′  W