Fall River County, South Dakota

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Fall River County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,973.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is Hot Springs.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county was founded in 1883. It is named for the Fall River which runs through it.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

Fall River County lies at South Dakota's SW corner. Its south borderline abuts the north borderline of the state of Nebraska, and its west borderline abuts the east borderline of the state of Wyoming. The Fall River County terrain contains a mountainous area in the north-central portion, with rolling hills in the rest of the county. Outside the mountainous area, the county's highest point is its SW corner, at Template:Convert ASL. Of the several peaks in the mountainous area, one in the NE portion of that zone rises to Template:Convert ASL. The terrain slopes to the north and east. Discharging from the Angostura Reservoir, the Cheyenne River flows northeasterly through the upper part of the county, departing the county through its north boundary line into Custer County.

Fall River County has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (0.5%) is water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Angostura Reservoir State Game Production Area
Angostura State Recreation Area
Bailey State Lakeside Use Area
Battle Mountain State Game Production Area
Black Hills National Forest (partial)
Buffalo Gap National Grassland (partial)
Friendshuh State Game Production Area (partial)
Hill Ranch State Game Production Area
Oral State Game Production Area
Romey State Game Production Area
Scherbarth State Game Production Area
Sheps Canyon State Lakeside Use Area
Sheps Canyon State Recreation Area
Williams Dam State Game Production

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Lakes

Angostura Reservoir
Coldbrook Lake
Cottonwood Springs Lake

Demographics

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 6,973 people, 3,226 households, and 1,891 families residing in the county.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The population density was Template:Convert. There were 4,081 housing units.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 7,094 people, 3,272 households, and 1,899 families in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 4,191 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 88.6% white, 7.1% American Indian, 0.7% black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.2% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 39.7% were German, 12.6% were Irish, 11.2% were English, 8.4% were Norwegian, 5.9% were Dutch, and 2.3% were American.

Of the 3,272 households, 20.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 42.0% were non-families, and 37.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.74. The median age was 50.5 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,833 and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $36,495 versus $32,058 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,574. About 11.4% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 21.3% of those age 65 or over.