Edmunds County, South Dakota

Edmunds County
	Edmunds County, South Dakota
	; Location in the state of South Dakota
	; South Dakota's location in the U.S.
Founded	information needed
Seat	Ipswich
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 1,151 sq mi (2,981 km²); 1,146 sq mi (2,967 km²); 6 sq mi (14 km²), .48%
Population; - (2000); - Density	; 4,367 ; 4/sq mi (1/km²)

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Edmunds County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 4,367. Its county seat is Ipswich ⁶.

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,981 km² (1,151 sq mi). 2,967 km² (1,146 sq mi) of it is land and 14 km² (6 sq mi) of it (0.48%) is water.

Townships[]

The county is divided into thirty-two townships: Adrian, Belle, Bowdle, Bryant, Clear Lake, Cleveland, Cloyd, Cortlandt, Cottonwood Lake, Fountain, Glen, Glover, Harmony, Hillside, Hosmer, Hudson, Huntley, Ipswich, Kent, Liberty, Madison, Modena, Montpelier, North Bryant, Odessa, Pembrook, Powell, Richland, Rosette, Sangamon, Union, and Vermont.

Major Highways[]

South Dakota Highway 253

Adjacent Counties[]

McPherson County - north
Brown County - east
Faulk County - south
Potter County - southwest
Spink County - southeast
Walworth County - west

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	4,916	—
1910	7,654	55.7%
1920	8,336	8.9%
1930	8,712	4.5%
1940	7,814	−10.3%
1950	7,275	−6.9%
1960	6,079	−16.4%
1970	5,548	−8.7%
1980	5,159	−7.0%
1990	4,356	−15.6%
2000	4,367	0.3%
Est. 2006	4,062	−7.0%

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 4,367 people, 1,681 households, and 1,210 families residing in the county. The population density was 1/km² (4/sq mi). There were 2,022 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 99.20% White, 0.07% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 0.32% from two or more races. 0.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,681 households out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.90% were married couples living together, 4.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.00% were non-families. 25.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.70% under the age of 18, 5.10% from 18 to 24, 23.30% from 25 to 44, 22.70% 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 97.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.30 males.

Cities and towns[]

Coordinates: 45°25′N 99°13′W / 45.41, -99.21

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