Editing Carthage, South Dakota

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'''Carthage''' is a city in [[Miner County, South Dakota|Miner County]], [[South Dakota]], United States. The population was 127 at the [[United States Census, 2020|2020 census]].<ref name=USCensus>{{cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau: Carthage city, South Dakota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US4610220 |website=www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=16 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
Carthage was [[plat]]ted in 1883.<ref name="history">{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA52 | title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways | author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company | year=1908 | page=52}}</ref> It was named after [[Carthage, New York]].<ref name="history" /><ref>{{cite book|author=Federal Writers' Project|author-link=Federal Writers' Project|title= South Dakota place-names, v.1-3|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027015455;view=1up;seq=93|year=1940|publisher=University of South Dakota|page=30}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.49|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.46|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2012-06-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702145235/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-07-02 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 200
|1900= 265
|1910= 554
|1920= 667
|1930= 590
|1940= 512
|1950= 458
|1960= 368
|1970= 362
|1980= 274
|1990= 221
|2000= 187
|2010= 144
|2020= 127
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:46&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-06-21}}</ref> of 2010, there were 144 people, 80 households, and 37 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|98.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 136 housing units at an average density of {{convert|93.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 2.8% from two or more races.

There were 80 households, of which 15.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 1.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 53.8% were non-families. 46.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.80 and the average family size was 2.46.

The median age in the city was 52.3 years. 16% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 18.2% were from 25 to 44; 34.7% were from 45 to 64; and 25.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.7% male and 49.3% female.

===2000 census===
At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 187 people, 98 households and 52 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|128.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 143 housing units at an average density of {{convert|98.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.93% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], and 1.07% from two or more races.

There were 98 households, of which 14.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.9% were non-families. 43.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 28.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.91 and the average family size was 2.63.

Age distribution was 16.0% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 16.0% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 35.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.7 males.

The median household income was $27,679, and the median family income was $32,917. Males had a median income of $26,750 versus $15,938 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,100. About 13.2% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 40.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 12.1% of those 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*[[Paul A. Magnuson]], [[United States district judge]]

==References==
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{{Miner County, South Dakota}}

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[[Category:Cities in South Dakota]]
[[Category:Cities in Miner County, South Dakota]]