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Clark County, South Dakota




  State South Dakota
  Seat Wl Clark
  Area Mi 968
  Area Km 2,507
  Area Land Mi 958
  Area Land Km 2,481
  Area Water Mi 10
  Area Water Km 26
  Area Percentage 102%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 4,143
  Density Mi 4
  Density Km 2


Clark County is a County located in the U.S. State of South Dakota . As of 2000 , the population is 4,143. Its County Seat is Clark 6 .


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 2,507 Km&2 (968 Mi&2 ). 2,481 km&2 (958 mi&2) of it is land and 26 km&2 (10 mi&2) of it (1.02%) is water.


Townships

The county is divided into twenty-seven Townships : Ash, Blaine, Collins, Cottonwood, Darlington, Day, Eden, Elrod, Fordham, Foxton, Garfield, Hague, Lake, Lincoln, Logan, Maydell, Merton, Mount Pleasant, Pleasant, Raymond, Richland, Rosedale, Spring Valley, Thorp, Warren, Washington, and Woodland.


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DEMOGRAPHICS

  1900 6942
  1910 10901
  1920 11136
  1930 11022
  1940 8955
  1950 8369
  1960 7134
  1970 5515
  1980 4894
  1990 4403
  2000 4143
  estyear 2006
  estimate 3683



As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 4,143 people, 1,598 households, and 1,110 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 2/km&2 (4/mi&2). There were 1,880 housing units at an average density of 1/km&2 (2/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.65% White , 0.07% Black or African American , 0.60% Native American , 0.10% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.19% from Other Races , and 0.36% from two or more races. 0.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,598 households out of which 29.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.60% were Married Couples living together, 4.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 28.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.00% under the age of 18, 5.80% from 18 to 24, 22.00% from 25 to 44, 23.00% from 45 to 64, and 22.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.40 males.


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