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Yankton County is a County located in the U.S. State of South Dakota . As of 2000 , the population is 21,652. Its County Seat is Yankton 6 . GEOGRAPHY According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,379 Km&2 (533 Mi&2 ). 1,351 km&2 (522 mi&2) of it is land and 29 km&2 (11 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 2.08% water. Townships The county is divided into nine Townships : Gayville, Jamesville, Marindahl, Mayfield, Mission Hill, Turkey Valley, Utica, Violin, Walshtown; and two areas of unorganized territory: Southeast Yankton and West Yankton. Adjacent Counties
DEMOGRAPHICS 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 16/km&2 (42/mi&2). There were 8,840 housing units at an average density of 7/km&2 (17/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.10% White , 1.16% Black or 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 were 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. CITIES AND TOWNS EXTERNAL LINKS |
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