Jackson County, South Dakota

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An unusual specimen of calcite, densely intergrown with grains of sand. Collected from Rattlesnake Butte in Jackson County. Size: 6.9 x 5.4 x 3.9 cm.

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Jackson County sign on Interstate 90

Jackson County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,806.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is Kadoka.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county was created in 1883, and was organized in 1915.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Washabaugh County was merged into Jackson County in 1983.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

The terrain of Jackson County consists of mountains rising from rolling hills. The ground is arid and carved with drainages. The White River flows eastward, cutting a meandering channel through the central part.<ref name="JCSD">Template:Cite web</ref> The terrain generally slopes to the NE; its highest point is a ridge near the SW corner, at Template:Convert ASL.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Jackson County has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (0.4%) is water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> About 57 percent of its land, the portion south of White River, is on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The county includes the easternmost portion of Badlands National Park.

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Badlands National Park near Interior

South Dakota's eastern counties (48 of 66) observe Central Time; the western counties (18 of 66) observe Mountain Time. Jackson County is the easternmost of the state's counties to observe Mountain Time.<ref>Map of Time Zone Line through South Dakota (accessed January 30, 2019)</ref>

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

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Haakon County - north
Jones County - northeast (observes Central Time)
Mellette County - east (observes Central Time)
Todd County<ref name=JCSD/> - southeast (observes Central Time)
Bennett County - south
Oglala Lakota County - southwest
Pennington County - northwest

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Lakes

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Kadoka Lake
Wanblee Lake

National protected areas

Badlands National Park (part)
Buffalo Gap National Grassland (part)
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site (part)

Demographics

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 2,806 people, 887 households, and 637 families residing in the county.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,064 housing units.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 3,031 people, 996 households, and 703 families living in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,193 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 52.0% American Indian, 42.7% white, 0.2% black or African American, 0.2% from other races, and 4.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.3% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 20.7% were German, 12.3% were Irish, 10.1% were Norwegian, 5.7% were English, and 0.2% were American.

Of the 996 households, 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were married couples living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 29.4% were non-families, and 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.65. The median age was 31.5 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,354 and the median income for a family was $41,838. Males had a median income of $32,377 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,568. About 20.6% of families and 30.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.9% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.