Codington County, South Dakota

Codington County is a one of the county from South Dakota's 66 counties, located in Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. As per the 2000 census, county has a population of 25897 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 26317, making it the sixth most populous county in South Dakota. The county spans an area of 717.08 square miles (1857.23 sq km), of which, 687.67 square miles (1781.06 sq km) of it is land and 29.41 square miles (76.17 sq km) of it is water, makes it the 21st smallest by total area in South Dakota.

Codington County South Dakota
Map of Codington County, South Dakota

As of the census of 2000, there were 25897 people in the county, organized into 10357 households, and 6872 families living in the county. The population density was 37.7 people per square mile (14.56/kmē), making its South Dakota's fifth most densely populated county. There were 11324 housing units at an average density of 16.5 per square mile (6.37/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.46 persons, and the average family size was 3.04 persons. In the county the population is diverse age-wise, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 28% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 26317, The racial makeup of the county was 25382 White, 55 Black or African American, 489 American Indian, 124 Asian, 5 Native Hawaiian, and 262 from two or more races.

Codington County South Dakota Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Codington County South Dakota School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Codington County South Dakota GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $36257, it is the ninth wealthiest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $45153, it is the seventh wealthiest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $18761, making it the seventh highest county by per capita income in South Dakota.

In 2000, 6730 pupils and students, of which 3372 are male and 3358 are female, 25.99% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 432 nursery or pri school, 400 kindergarten, 3078 elementary school, 1720 high school and 1100 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Florence TownCodington County0.660.660299453.31500339375
2Henry TownCodington County1.451.450268185.31377836607
3Kranzburg TownCodington County0.760.760185242.91325845125
4South Shore TownCodington County1.41.40270193.42134128250
5Wallace TownCodington County0.130.13086637.81467727708
6Watertown CityCodington County23.0915.237.86202371328.91899434348
YearPopulation
April 2000 census25897
April 2000 Estimate25897
July 2000 Estimate25904
July 2001 Estimate25902
July 2002 Estimate25880
July 2003 Estimate25863
July 2004 Estimate25849
July 2005 Estimate25863
July 2006 Estimate26138
July 2007 Estimate26344
July 2008 Estimate26317
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school215217432
Kindergarten209191400
Elementary school156015183078
High school9048161720
College or graduate school4846161100
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Codington County, South Dakota$36257$45153$18761
South Dakota, United States$35282$43237$17562
United States$41994$50046$21587