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Brule County, South Dakota




  State South Dakota
  Seat Wl Chamberlain
  Area Mi 846
  Area Km 2,192
  Area Land Mi 819
  Area Land Km 2,121
  Area Water Mi 28
  Area Water Km 71
  Area Percentage 325%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 5,364
  Density Mi 6
  Density Km 3


Brule County is a County located in the U.S. State of South Dakota . As of 2000 , the population is 5,364. Its County Seat is Chamberlain 6 .


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 2,192 Km&2 (846 Mi&2 ). 2,121 km&2 (819 mi&2) of it is land and 71 km&2 (28 mi&2) of it (3.25%) is water.


Townships

The county is divided into twenty-two Townships : America, Brule, Chamberlain, Cleveland, Eagle, Highland, Kimball, Lyon, Ola, Plainfield, Pleasant Grove, Plummer, Pukwana, Red Lake, Richland, Smith, Torrey Lake, Waldro, West Point, Wilbur, Willow Lake, Union; and one area of unorganized territory: Grandview.


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DEMOGRAPHICS

  1900 5401
  1910 6451
  1920 7141
  1930 7416
  1940 6195
  1950 6076
  1960 6319
  1970 5870
  1980 5245
  1990 5485
  2000 5364
  estyear 2006
  estimate 5167



As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 5,364 people, 1,998 households, and 1,328 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 3/km&2 (6/mi&2). There were 2,272 housing units at an average density of 1/km&2 (3/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 89.91% White , 0.26% Black or African American , 8.28% Native American , 0.48% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.06% from Other Races , and 0.99% from two or more races. 0.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 39.6% were of German , 9.5% Czech , 8.6% Norwegian , 7.8% Irish and 6.6% United States or American ancestry.

There were 1,998 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.20% were Married Couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.50% were non-families. 29.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county, the population was spread out with 30.50% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 16.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.10 males.


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