Charles Mix County, South Dakota
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Charles Mix County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,373.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is Lake Andes.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The county was created in 1862 and organized in 1879.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It was named for Charles Eli Mix, an official of the Bureau of Indian Affairs influential in signing a peace treaty with the local Lakota Indian tribes.<ref>Charles Mix County Template:Webarchive</ref> The easternmost approximately 60% of the county comprises the Yankton Indian Reservation.
The Papineau Trading Post, whose building is now in Geddes, South Dakota, was an early county seat.<ref name="nrhpdoc-GeddesHD">Template:Cite web With Template:NRHP url</ref> Geddes tried to wrest the county seat from Wheeler in 1900, 1904, and 1908.<ref name=nrhpdoc-CMCCourthouse/> The Charles Mix County Courthouse in Lake Andes was built in 1918.<ref name="nrhpdoc-CMCCourthouse">Template:Cite web With Template:NRHP url.</ref>
Geography
[edit]Charles Mix County lies on the south line of South Dakota. Its south boundary line abuts the north boundary line of the state of Nebraska (across the Missouri River, which flows southeastward along the county's south line). A smaller drainage flows south-southwesterly to the river along the east county line, separating it from Bon Homme County. The county terrain consists of rolling hills, mostly dedicated to agriculture.<ref>Charles Mix County SD Google Maps (accessed January 31, 2019)</ref> The terrain drops off into the river basin along the county's southwest side, but otherwise generally slopes to the southeast.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert (4.6%) is water.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Major highways
[edit]- File:US 18.svg U.S. Highway 18
- File:US 281.svg U.S. Highway 281
- File:SD 44.svg South Dakota Highway 44
- File:SD 45.svg South Dakota Highway 45
- File:SD 46.svg South Dakota Highway 46
- File:SD 50.svg South Dakota Highway 50
- File:SD 1804.svg South Dakota Highway 1804
Adjacent counties
[edit]- Brule County - northwest
- Aurora County - north
- Douglas County - northeast
- Hutchinson County - northeast
- Bon Homme County - east
- Knox County, Nebraska - southeast
- Boyd County, Nebraska - southwest
- Gregory County - west
Protected areas
[edit]- Academy Lake State Game Production Area
- Bovee Lake State Game Production Area<ref>Bovee Lake State Public Shooting Area, Geddes SD Google Maps (accessed January 31, 2019)</ref>
- Central Charles Mix State Game Production Area
- Central Platte State Game Production Area
- Dante Lake State Game Production Area
- Fuchs Waterfowl Production Area<ref>Fuchs Waterfowl Production Area Google Maps (accessed January 31, 2019)</ref>
- Gray Area State Game Production Area<ref>Gray State Public Shooting Area, Platte SD Google Maps (accessed January 31, 2019)</ref>
- Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Lake Andes State Game Production Area
- Lake George State Game Production Area<ref>Lake George Public Shooting Area, Platte SD Google Maps (accessed January 31, 2019)</ref>
- Missouri National Recreational River (part)
- North Point State Recreation Area
- North Wheeler State Game Production Area
- North Wheeler State Recreation Area
- Paulson State Game Production Area
- Pease Creek State Recreation Area<ref>Pease Creek State Recreation Area Google Maps (accessed January 31, 2019)</ref>
- Platte Creek State Recreation Area
- Raysby Waterfowl Production Area
- Red Lake State Game Production Area
- Sherman Waterfowl Production Area
- Snake Creek State Recreation Area
- Spillway State Lakeside Use Area
- Trout Waterfowl Production Area<ref>Trout Waterfowl Production Area Google Maps (accessed January 31, 2019)</ref>
- Tucek Waterfowl Production Area<ref>Tucek Waterfowl Production Area Google Maps (accessed January 31, 2019)</ref>
- Turgeon State Game Production Area
- Van Zee Waterfowl Production Area<ref>Van Zee Waterfowl Production Area Google Maps (accessed January 31, 2019)</ref>
- Vanderpol Waterfowl Production Area<ref>Vanderpol Waterfowl Production Area Google Maps (accessed January 31, 2019)</ref>
- West Platte State Game Production Area
- White Swan State Game Production Area
- White Swan State Lakeside Use Area
- Williamson state Game Production Area
Major lakes
[edit]- Academy Lake
- Carroll Lake
- Lake Francis Case (part)
- Goose Lake
- Lake Andes
- Lake Platte
- White Lake
Demographics
[edit]2000 census
[edit]As of the 2020 census, there were 9,373 people, 3,050 households, and 2,019 families residing in the county.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The population density was Template:Convert. There were 3,625 housing units.
2010 census
[edit]As of the 2010 census, there were 9,129 people, 3,249 households, and 2,222 families in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 3,849 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 65.0% white, 31.7% American Indian, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.3% from other races, and 2.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.7% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 30.2% were German, 12.0% were Dutch, 11.7% were Czech, 6.8% were Norwegian, 5.1% were Irish, and 1.8% were American.
Of the 3,249 households, 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.6% were non-families, and 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.23. The median age was 38.2 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,808 and the median income for a family was $46,962. Males had a median income of $33,477 versus $25,740 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,403. About 17.4% of families and 24.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.9% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.
Communities
[edit]Reservation
[edit]Cities
[edit]- Geddes
- Lake Andes (county seat)
- Platte
- Wagner
Towns
[edit]Census-designated place
[edit]Townships
[edit]- Bryan
- Carroll
- Choteau Creek
- Darlington
- Forbes
- Goose Lake
- Hamilton
- Highland
- Howard
- Jackson
- Kennedy
- La Roche
- Lake George
- Lawrence
- Lone Tree
- Moore
- Platte
- Plain Center
- Rhoda
- Roe
- Rouse
- Signal
- Waheheh
- White Swan
Unorganized territory
[edit]The unorganized territory of Castalia is located in the county.
Notable residents
[edit]- Ella Deloria, Yankton Dakota ethnologist
- Doug Eggers, American football player
- Faith Spotted Eagle, first Native American woman to receive an electoral college vote for President of the United States (2016).
- Jack Sully was elected sheriff in 1872.
Politics
[edit]Charles Mix County, more akin to the Midwest than the Great Plains, up until recently favored the Democratic Party. It was one of only 130 counties nationwide to be won in 1972 by favorite son George McGovern, and it was only once carried by a Republican nominee between 1932 and 1976 – when Dwight D. Eisenhower swept every county in South Dakota in 1952. Donald Trump in 2016, 2020, and 2024 easily exceeded the previous best Republican performance in the county. 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
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