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Deuel County, South Dakota




  State South Dakota
  Seat Wl Clear Lake
  Area Mi 637
  Area Km 1,649
  Area Land Mi 624
  Area Land Km 1,615
  Area Water Mi 13
  Area Water Km 34
  Area Percentage 207%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 4,498
  Density Mi 7
  Density Km 3


Deuel County is a County located in the U.S. State of South Dakota . As of 2000 , the population is 4,498. Its County Seat is Clear Lake 6 .


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,649 Km&2 (637 Mi&2 ). 1,615 km&2 (624 mi&2) of it is land and 34 km&2 (13 mi&2) of it (2.07%) is water.


Townships

The county is divided into sixteen Townships : Altamont, Antelope Valley, Blom, Brandt, Clear Lake, Glenwood, Goodwin, Grange, Havana, Herrick, Hidewood, Lowe, Norden, Portland, Rome, and Scandinavia.


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DEMOGRAPHICS

  1900 6656
  1910 7768
  1920 8759
  1930 8732
  1940 8450
  1950 7689
  1960 6782
  1970 5686
  1980 5289
  1990 4522
  2000 4498
  estyear 2006
  estimate 4301



As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 4,498 people, 1,843 households, and 1,258 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 3/km&2 (7/mi&2). There were 2,172 housing units at an average density of 1/km&2 (4/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.51% White , 0.09% Black or African American , 0.29% Native American , 0.18% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 0.24% from Other Races , and 0.67% from two or more races. 0.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,843 households out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.40% were Married Couples living together, 4.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.70% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 5.90% from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 20.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 99.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.60 males.


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