Brule County, South Dakota

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Brule County is a one of the county from South Dakota's 66 counties, located in Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. The county has a population of 5364 as per the 2000 census data. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 5205, making it the 36th most populous county in South Dakota. It is spread over 846.49 mi˛ (2192.4 sq km), of which, 818.96 square miles (2121.1 sq km ) of it is land and 27.54 square miles (71.33 sq km) of it is water, making it South Dakota's 38th largest county by total area.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 5364 residents, 1998 households, and 1328 families in the county. The population density was 6.5 people per square mile (2.51/km˛), giving it the 30th most densely populated county among the South Dakota. There were 2272 housing units at an average density of 2.8 per square mile (1.08/km˛). The average household size was 2.49 persons, and the average family size was 3.14 persons. In the Brule County, 30.5% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.8% were 18 to 24, 24.7% were 25 to 44, 21.2% were 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 5205, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 4577 White, 14 Black or African American, 520 American Indian, 22 Asian, 1 Native Hawaiian, and 71 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $32370, it is South Dakota's 24th wealthiest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $37361, making it the 35th wealthiest county by median family income among the South Dakota. The per capita income for the county was $14874, making its South Dakota's 42nd highest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 1475 pupils and students, of which 49.9% are male and 50.1% are female, 27.5% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 5.56% nursery or pri school, 6.37% kindergarten, 54.92% elementary school, 27.86% high school and 5.29% 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	Chamberlain City	Brule County	6.52	6.48	0.04	2338	360.8	17018	34487
2	Kimball City	Brule County	3.1	3.1	0	745	240.7	15398	32167
3	Pukwana Town	Brule County	0.78	0.78	0	287	369.6	11978	27500

Year	Population
April 2000 census	5364
April 2000 Estimate	5364
July 2000 Estimate	5351
July 2001 Estimate	5232
July 2002 Estimate	5144
July 2003 Estimate	5149
July 2004 Estimate	5130
July 2005 Estimate	5113
July 2006 Estimate	5101
July 2007 Estimate	5180
July 2008 Estimate	5205

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	40	42	82
Kindergarten	40	54	94
Elementary school	395	415	810
High school	220	191	411
College or graduate school	41	37	78

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Brule County, South Dakota	$32370	$37361	$14874
South Dakota, United States	$35282	$43237	$17562
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587