Grant County, South Dakota
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Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 7,847. Its county seat is Milbank6.
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,782 km² (688 mi²). 1,768 km² (683 mi²) of it is land and 14 km² (5 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.78% water.
Townships
The county is divided into seventeen townships: Adams, Alban, Big Stone, Blooming Valley, Farmington, Georgia, Grant Center, Kilborn, Lura, Madison, Mazeppa, Melrose, Osceola, Stockholm, Troy, Twin Brooks, Vernon.
Adjacent Counties
- Roberts County, South Dakota - north
- Big Stone County, Minnesota - northeast
- Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota - east
- Deuel County, South Dakota - south
- Codington County, South Dakota - southwest
- Day County, South Dakota - west
Demographics
| Grant County Population by year | |
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1900 - 9,103 | |
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 7,847 people, 3,116 households, and 2,156 families residing in the county. The population density was 4/km² (12/mi²). There were 3,456 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.61% White, 0.01% Black or African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 0.32% from two or more races. 0.55% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 3,116 households out of which 33.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.60% were married couples living together, 5.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the county, the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 5.70% from 18 to 24, 25.10% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 19.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.10 males.
Cities and towns
| Regions of South Dakota | Image:South Dakota state flag.png |
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| Black Hills - Coteau des Prairies | |
| Largest cities | |
| Aberdeen | Belle Fourche | Brandon | Brookings | Canton | Ellsworth | Hot Springs | Huron | Madison | Mitchell | Mobridge | Pierre | Rapid City | Rapid Valley | Sioux Falls | Spearfish | Sturgis | Vermillion | Watertown | Winner | Yankton | |
| Counties | |
| Aurora - Beadle - Bennet - Bon Homme - Brookings - Brown - Brule - Buffalo - Butte - Campbell - Charles Mix - Clark - Clay - Codington - Corson - Custer - Davison - Day - Deuel - Dewey - Douglas - Edmunds - Fall River - Faulk - Grant - Gregory - Haakon - Hamlin - Hand - Hanson - Harding - Hughes - Hutchinson - Hyde - Jackson - Jerauld - Jones - Kingsbury - Lake - Lawrence - Lincoln - Lyman - Marshall - McCook - McPherson - Meade - Mellette - Miner - Minnehaha - Moody - Pennington - Perkins - Potter - Roberts - Sanborn - Shannon - Spink - Stanley - Sully - Todd - Tripp - Turner - Union - Walworth - Yankton - Ziebach |
