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Codington County, South Dakota




  State South Dakota
  Seat Wl Watertown
  Area Mi 717
  Area Km 1,857
  Area Land Mi 688
  Area Land Km 1,781
  Area Water Mi 29
  Area Water Km 76
  Area Percentage 410%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 25,897
  Density Mi 38
  Density Km 15


Codington County is a County located in the U.S. State of South Dakota . As of 2000, the population was 25,897. Its County Seat is Watertown 6 .


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,857 Km&2 (717 Mi&2 ). 1,781 km&2 (688 mi&2) of it is land and 76 km&2 (29 mi&2) of it (4.10%) is water.


Townships

The county is divided into seventeen Townships : Dexter, Eden, Elmira, Fuller, Germantown, Graceland, Henry, Kampeska, Kranzburg, Lake, Leola, Pelican, Phipps, Rauville, Richland, Sheridan, Waverly.


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DEMOGRAPHICS

  1900 8770
  1910 14092
  1920 16549
  1930 17457
  1940 17014
  1950 18944
  1960 20220
  1970 19140
  1980 20885
  1990 22698
  2000 25897
  estyear 2006
  estimate 26347



As of the Census &2 of 2000, there were 25,897 people, 10,357 households, and 6,877 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 15/km&2 (38/mi&2). There were 11,324 housing units at an average density of 6/km&2 (16/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 96.74% White , 0.14% Black or African American , 1.41% Native American , 0.28% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.57% from Other Races , and 0.84% from two or more races. 1.06% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 10,357 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.50% were Married Couples living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.60% were non-families. 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 10.40% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 20.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.50 males.


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