Edmunds County, South Dakota

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Edmunds 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 4367 inhabitants. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 4034, It is 41st most populous county in South Dakota. It covers total area of 1151.16 miē (2981.49 kmē), of which, 1145.58 square miles (2967.04 kmē) of it is land and 5.58 square miles (14.45 kmē) of it is water, makes it the 25th largest by total area in South Dakota.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 4367 people, 1681 households, and 1211 families residing in the county. The population density was 3.8 people per square mile (1.47/kmē), giving it the 20th least densely populated county among the South Dakota. There were 2022 housing units at an average density of 1.8 per square mile (0.69/kmē). The average household size was 2.52 persons, and the average family size was 3.04 persons. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 26.7% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 4034, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 3998 White, 4 Black or African American, 16 American Indian, 4 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 12 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $32205, making its South Dakota's 25th highest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $37174, it is the 37th wealthiest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $16149, it is 31st wealthiest county by per capita income in South Dakota.

In 2000, 1050 pupils and students, of which 539 are male and 511 are female, 24.04% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 72 nursery or pri school, 52 kindergarten, 576 elementary school, 291 high school and 59 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	Bowdle City	Edmunds County	0.63	0.63	0	571	900.1	14756	25417
2	Hosmer City	Edmunds County	1	1	0	287	288.2	13952	26667
3	Ipswich City	Edmunds County	1.31	1.31	0	943	719.3	19890	33073
4	Roscoe City	Edmunds County	0.47	0.47	0	324	692.1	16451	24875

Year	Population
April 2000 census	4367
April 2000 Estimate	4367
July 2000 Estimate	4353
July 2001 Estimate	4291
July 2002 Estimate	4214
July 2003 Estimate	4167
July 2004 Estimate	4072
July 2005 Estimate	4079
July 2006 Estimate	4004
July 2007 Estimate	3996
July 2008 Estimate	4034

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	43	29	72
Kindergarten	29	23	52
Elementary school	283	293	576
High school	154	137	291
College or graduate school	30	29	59

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Edmunds County, South Dakota	$32205	$37174	$16149
South Dakota, United States	$35282	$43237	$17562
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587