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Charles Mix County, South Dakota




  State South Dakota
  Seat Wl Lake Andes
  Area Mi 1,150
  Area Km 2,979
  Area Land Mi 1,098
  Area Land Km 2,843
  Area Water Mi 53
  Area Water Km 136
  Area Percentage 457%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 9,350
  Density Mi 8
  Density Km 3


Charles Mix County is a County located in the U.S. State of South Dakota . As of 2000 , the Population is 9,350. Its County Seat is Lake Andes 6 .


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 2,979 Km&2 (1,150 Mi&2 ). 2,843 km&2 (1,098 mi&2) of it is land and 136 km&2 (53 mi&2) of it (4.57%) is water.


Townships

The county is divided into twenty-four Townships : Bryan, Carroll, Choteau Creek, Darlington, Forbes, Goose Lake, Hamilton, Highland, Howard, Jackson, Kennedy, La Roche, Lake George, Lawrence, Lone Tree, Moore, Platte, Plain Center, Rhoda, Roe, Rouse, Signal, Waheheh, White Swan; and one area of unorganized territory: Castalia.


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DEMOGRAPHICS

  1900 8498
  1910 14899
  1920 16256
  1930 16703
  1940 13449
  1950 15558
  1960 11785
  1970 9994
  1980 9680
  1990 9131
  2000 9350
  estyear 2006
  estimate 9224



As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 9,350 people, 3,343 households, and 2,326 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 3/km&2 (8/mi&2). There were 3,853 housing units at an average density of 1/km&2 (4/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 69.65% White , 0.13% Black or African American , 28.28% Native American , 0.10% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.47% from Other Races , and 1.37% from two or more races. 1.89% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,343 households out of which 34.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.10% were Married Couples living together, 11.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.40% were non-families. 28.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.37.

In the county, the population was spread out with 32.00% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 23.20% from 25 to 44, 20.40% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males.


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