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Clark County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,837.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is Clark.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county was created in 1873 and organized in 1881.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It was named for Newton Clark, a Dakota Territory legislator in 1873.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Geography
[edit]Clark County terrain consists of rolling hills, dotted with lakes and ponds especially in the east central portion. The area is mostly devoted to agriculture.<ref>Clark County SD Google Maps (accessed January 31, 2019)</ref> The county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (1.0%) is water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Major highways
[edit]- File:US 212.svg U.S. Highway 212
- File:SD 20.svg South Dakota Highway 20
- File:SD 25.svg South Dakota Highway 25
- File:SD 28.svg South Dakota Highway 28
Adjacent counties
[edit]- Day County - north
- Codington County - east
- Hamlin County - southeast
- Kingsbury County - south
- Beadle County - southwest
- Spink County - west
Protected areas
[edit]- Christopherson State Public Shooting Area<ref>Christopherson State Public Shooting Area, Vienna SD Google Maps (accessed January 31, 2019)</ref>
- Dry Lake Number Two State Public Shooting Area<ref>Dry Lake Number 2 State Public Shooting Area, Willow Lake SD Google Maps (accessed January 31, 2019)</ref>
- Fordham State Public Shooting Area<ref>Fordham State Public Shooting Area Google Maps (accessed January 31, 2019)</ref>
- McPeek State Public Shooting Area<ref>McPeek State Public Shooting Area, Willow Lake SD Google Maps (accessed January 31, 2019)</ref>
- Stairs Slough State Public Shooting Area<ref>Stairs Slough State Public Shooting Area, Clark SD Google Maps (accessed January 31, 2019)</ref>
- Willow Lake State Public Shooting Area<ref>Willow Lake State Public Shooting Area, Willow Lake SD Google Maps (accessed January 31, 2019)</ref>
Lakes and reservoirs
[edit]- Baileys Lake<ref>Baileys Lake Google Maps (accessed January 31, 2019)</ref>
- Dry Lake Number One<ref>Dry Lake Number One Google Maps (accessed January 31, 2019)</ref>
- Dry Lake Number Two<ref>Dry Lake Number Two Google Maps (accessed January 31, 2019)</ref>
- Mud Lake<ref>Mud Lake Google Maps (accessed January 31, 2019)</ref>
- Reid Lake<ref>Reid Lake Google Maps (accessed January 31, 2019)</ref>
- Swan Lake<ref>Swan Lake Google Maps (accessed January 31, 2019)</ref>
- Willow Lake<ref>Willow Lake SD Google Maps (accessedJanuary 31, 2019)</ref>
Demographics
[edit]2020 census
[edit]As of the 2020 census, there were 3,837 people, 1,361 households, and 853 families residing in the county.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,603 housing units.
2010 census
[edit]As of the 2010 census, there were 3,691 people, 1,445 households, and 929 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,710 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 98.1% white, 0.2% black or African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% American Indian, 0.8% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.7% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 52.0% were German, 29.4% were Norwegian, 9.7% were Irish, 7.8% were English, 5.4% were Swedish, and 3.5% were American.
Of the 1,445 households, 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.7% were non-families, and 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.79. The median age was 45.7 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $43,894 and the median income for a family was $55,575. Males had a median income of $33,606 versus $24,952 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,909. About 7.5% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.5% of those under age 18 and 12.6% of those age 65 or over.
Communities
[edit]Cities
[edit]- Clark (county seat)
- Willow Lake
Towns
[edit]Census-designated place
[edit]Unincorporated communities
[edit]Townships
[edit]- Ash
- Blaine
- Collins
- Cottonwood
- Darlington
- Day
- Eden
- Fordham
- Foxton
- Garfield
- Hague
- Lake
- Lincoln
- Logan
- Maydell
- Merton
- Mount Pleasant
- Pleasant
- Raymond
- Richland
- Rosedale
- Spring Valley
- Thorp
- Warren
- Washington
- Woodland
Politics
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