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Bon Homme County, South Dakota




  State South Dakota
  Seat Wl Tyndall
  Area Mi 581
  Area Km 1,506
  Area Land Mi 563
  Area Land Km 1,459
  Area Water Mi 18
  Area Water Km 47
  Area Percentage 309%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 7,260
  Density Mi 13
  Density Km 5
  Named For Bon Homme Island


Bon Homme County is a County located in the U.S. State of South Dakota . As of 2000 , the population is 7,260. Its County Seat is Tyndall 6 .

Bon Homme County is the point of origin for the Siberian alien, Tumbleweed , first reported here in 1877, probably introduced in a shipment of Flax seed from Ukraine .


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,506 Km&2 (581 Mi&2 ). 1,459 km&2 (563 mi&2) of it is land and 47 km&2 (18 mi&2) of it (3.09%) is water.


Townships

The county is divided into four areas of unorganized territory: Northeast Bon Homme, Northwest Bon Homme, Southeast Bon Homme, Southwest Bon Homme.


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DEMOGRAPHICS

  1900 10379
  1910 11061
  1920 11940
  1930 11737
  1940 10241
  1950 9440
  1960 9229
  1970 8577
  1980 8059
  1990 7089
  2000 7260
  estyear 2006
  estimate 7281



As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 7,260 people, 2,635 households, and 1,786 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 5/km&2 (13/mi&2). There were 3,007 housing units at an average density of 2/km&2 (5/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 95.51% White , 0.62% Black or African American , 2.99% Native American , 0.08% Asian , 0.18% from Other Races , and 0.62% from two or more races. 0.58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 41.3% were of German , 19.8% Czech and 9.9% Dutch ancestry.

There were 2,635 households out of which 28.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.80% were Married Couples living together, 5.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.20% were non-families. 29.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.10% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 20.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 123.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.40 males.


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