Bennett County, South Dakota

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Bennett County is a county located in South Dakota, in the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. It is home to over 3574 people (2000 census). It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 3393, It is South Dakota's 45th most populous county. It covers total area of 1190.59 square miles (3083.61 kmē), of which, 1185.29 square miles (3069.89 kmē) of it is land and 5.3 square miles (13.73 kmē) of it is water, it is the 23rd largest in terms of geographical size.


As of the census of 2000, there were 3574 people in the county, organized into 1123 households, and 819 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile (1.16/kmē), making it the 18th least densely populated county in South Dakota. There were 1278 housing units at an average density of 1.1 per square mile (0.42/kmē). The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.74. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 36.3% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 18% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males. In July 2008, its estimated population was 3393, The racial makeup of the county was 36.1% White, 0.5% Black or African American, 56.06% American Indian, 0.03% Asian, 0.09% Native Hawaiian, and 7.22% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $25313, it would be the 12th lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The median income for a family in the county was $28363, it is South Dakota's ninth poorest county by median family income. The per capita income for the county was $10106, it is eighth poorest county by per capita income in South Dakota.

In 2000, 1257 pupils and students, of which 636 are male and 621 are female, 35.17% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 104 nursery or pri school, 98 kindergarten, 632 elementary school, 253 high school and 170 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Allen Cdp	Bennett County	3.92	3.92	0	419	106.8	1539	7578
2	Martin City	Bennett County	0.91	0.91	0	1106	1210.5	13752	26779

Year	Population
April 2000 census	3574
April 2000 Estimate	3574
July 2000 Estimate	3573
July 2001 Estimate	3509
July 2002 Estimate	3501
July 2003 Estimate	3485
July 2004 Estimate	3483
July 2005 Estimate	3500
July 2006 Estimate	3417
July 2007 Estimate	3414
July 2008 Estimate	3393

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	66	38	104
Kindergarten	55	43	98
Elementary school	338	294	632
High school	125	128	253
College or graduate school	52	118	170

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Bennett County, South Dakota	$25313	$28363	$10106
South Dakota, United States	$35282	$43237	$17562
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587