Grant County, South Dakota

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Grant County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,556.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> The county seat is Milbank.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county was founded in 1873 and organized in 1878.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is named for Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

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Soils of Grant County

Grant County lies on the east side of South Dakota. Its east boundary line abuts the west boundary line of the state of Minnesota. The terrain consists of rolling hills, sloping to the northeast. The area is largely devoted to agriculture.<ref name=GCSD>Grant County SD Google Maps (accessed February 3, 2019)</ref> The highest point of the terrain is on the county's south boundary line, towards its southwest corner, at Template:Convert ASL.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Grant County has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (0.9%) is water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The lowest point in the state of South Dakota is located on Big Stone Lake at Big Stone City in Grant County, adjacent to Ortonville, Minnesota, where the lake flows into the Minnesota River.

Lakes

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Big Stone Lake (adjacent)
Crooked Lake
LaBolt Lake
Lake Albert
Lake Farley
Lonesome Lake (partial)
Mud Lake
Myers Lake
Summit Lake
Twin Lakes

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Demographics

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 7,556 people, 3,103 households, and 2,014 families residing in the county.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The population density was Template:Convert. There were 3,426 housing units.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 7,356 people, 3,089 households, and 2,076 families in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 3,526 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 97.1% white, 0.5% American Indian, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% black or African American, 1.1% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.3% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 49.9% were German, 16.8% were Norwegian, 8.9% were Irish, 6.7% were Swedish, 5.6% were English, and 5.2% were American.

Of the 3,089 households, 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.8% were non-families, and 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.89. The median age was 45.1 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,625 and the median income for a family was $56,250. Males had a median income of $36,204 versus $25,567 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,887. About 7.0% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 17.8% of those age 65 or over.