Spink County, South Dakota
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Spink County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,361.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is Redfield.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county was created in 1873, and was organized in 1879 within Dakota Territory.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
History
[edit]Spink county was formed in 1879 as part of Dakota Territory. It Folded to South Dakota in 1889. Spink County's population peaked before the Great Depression. In the years following, Spink County became one of the counties with the greatest percentage loss in population as part of the depopulation of the Great Plains.
Geography
[edit]The terrain of Spink County consists of rolling hills, dedicated to agriculture. The James River flows southerly through the central portion of the county.<ref name="SCSD">Template:Cite web</ref> The terrain slopes to the south; its highest point is in its northeast corner, at Template:Convert ASL.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The 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>
Major highways
[edit]- File:US 212.svg U.S. Highway 212
- File:US 281.svg U.S. Highway 281
- File:SD 20.svg South Dakota Highway 20
- File:SD 26.svg South Dakota Highway 26
- File:SD 28.svg South Dakota Highway 28
- File:SD 37.svg South Dakota Highway 37
Protected area
[edit]Adjacent counties
[edit]- Brown CountyTemplate:Sndnorth
- Day CountyTemplate:Sndnortheast
- Clark CountyTemplate:Sndeast
- Beadle CountyTemplate:Sndsouth
- Hand CountyTemplate:Sndsouthwest
- Faulk CountyTemplate:Sndwest
Lakes<ref name=SCSD/>
[edit]- Alkali Lake
- Cottonwood Lake
- Twin Lakes
Demographics
[edit]2020 census
[edit]As of the 2020 census, there were 6,361 people, 2,520 households, and 1,560 families residing in the county.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The population density was Template:Convert. There were 2,983 housing units.
2010 census
[edit]As of the 2010 census, there were 6,415 people, 2,608 households, and 1,677 families in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 3,139 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 97.1% white, 1.2% American Indian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.1% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 52.6% were German, 11.6% were Norwegian, 10.0% were Irish, 9.2% were English, and 5.5% were American.
Of the 2,608 households, 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.7% were non-families, and 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.89. The median age was 44.4 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $45,000 and the median income for a family was $60,639. Males had a median income of $40,273 versus $26,139 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,295. About 8.2% of families and 17.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.
Several Hutterite communities are in Spink County, including near Ashton and Stratford.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Communities
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[edit]Census-designated places
[edit]Other unincorporated communities<ref name=SCSD/>
[edit]- Athol
- Crandon
Townships
[edit]- Antelope
- Athol
- Belle Plaine
- Belmont
- Benton
- Beotia
- Buffalo
- Capitola
- Clifton
- Conde
- Cornwall
- Crandon
- Exline
- Frankfort
- Garfield
- Great Bend
- Groveland
- Harmony
- Harrison
- Jefferson
- Lake
- La Prairie
- Lincoln
- Lodi
- Mellette
- Northville
- Olean
- Prairie Center
- Redfield
- Richfield
- Spring
- Sumner
- Tetonka
- Three Rivers
- Tulare
- Turton
- Union
Politics
[edit]Spink County was historically a swing county, but in the past few decades has become fairly Republican. In no national election since 1992 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate (as of 2024). Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresFoot
See also
[edit]References
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