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Mcpherson County, South Dakota




  State South Dakota
  Seal <!--image of county seal -->
  Founded Year 1885 ''Legislative Manual, South Dakota, 2005, p 597
  Founded Date <!-- optional, syntax is: February 1 -->
  Seat Wl Leola <!-- county seat the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in " City " -->
  Largest City Wl <!-- largest city the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in " City " -->
  Area Mi 1152
  Area Km 2983
  Area Land Mi 1137
  Area Land Km 2945
  Area Water Mi 15
  Area Water Km 39
  Area Percentage 129%
  Census Yr 2000
  Pop 2904
  Density Mi 1
  Density Km <1
  Time Zone Central
  UTC Offset -6 <!-- example: time zone = Central UTC offset = -6 DST offset = -5 -->
  DST Offset -5


McPherson County is a County located in the U.S. State of South Dakota . As of 2000 , the population is 2,904. Its County Seat is Leola 6 . The county is named after American Civil War General James B. McPherson .''Legislative Manual, South Dakota, 2005, p. 597


GEOGRAPHY

According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 2,983 Km&2 (1,152 Mi&2 ). 2,945 km&2 (1,137 mi&2) of it is land and 39 km&2 (15 mi&2) of it (1.29%) is water.


Townships

The county is divided into five Townships : Carl, Hoffman, Wachter, Wacker, and Weber; and two areas of unorganized territory: West McPherson and Central McPherson.


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DEMOGRAPHICS

  1900 6327
  1910 6791
  1920 7705
  1930 8774
  1940 8353
  1950 7071
  1960 5821
  1970 5022
  1980 4027
  1990 3228
  2000 2904
  estyear 2006
  estimate 2565



As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 2,904 people, 1,227 households, and 822 families residing in the county. The Population Density was 1/km&2 (3/mi&2). There were 1,465 housing units at an average density of 0/km&2 (1/mi&2). The racial makeup of the county was 99.35% White , 0.28% Native American , 0.14% Asian , 0.03% from Other Races , and 0.21% from two or more races. 0.21% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,227 households out of which 23.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.10% were Married Couples living together, 2.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.00% were non-families. 31.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the county, the population was spread out with 22.20% under the age of 18, 4.50% from 18 to 24, 20.10% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 29.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 48 years. For every 100 females there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.40 males.


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