Faulk County, South Dakota

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Faulk County is a county in the United States of South Dakota. In 2000, county's population was 2640 inhabitants. The July 2008 population estimate is 2255, making it South Dakota's 11th smallest county. It covers total area of 1005.69 square miles (2604.73 kmē), of which, 1000.14 square miles (2590.35 kmē) of it is land and 5.55 square miles (14.37 kmē) of it is water, it is the 31st largest by area in the U.S. state of South Dakota.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 2640 people, 1014 households, and 709 families residing in the county. The population density was 2.6 people per square mile (1/kmē), making it the 14th least densely populated county in South Dakota. There were 1235 housing units at an average density of 1.2 per square mile (0.46/kmē). The average household size was 2.56 people, and the average family size was 3.18 people. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 26.6% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 22% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males. In July 2008, its estimated population was 2255, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 99.29% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 0.27% American Indian, 0.04% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, and 0.31% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30237, it would be the 36th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The median income for a family in the county was $34508, it is the 20th lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The per capita income for the county was $14660, it is the 44th wealthiest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 606 pupils and students, of which 311 are male and 295 are female, 22.95% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 40 nursery or pri school, 33 kindergarten, 343 elementary school, 163 high school and 27 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	Chelsea Town	Faulk County	0.32	0.32	0	33	104	9056	11875
2	Cresbard Town	Faulk County	0.42	0.42	0	143	340.6	18241	35625
3	Faulkton City	Faulk County	1.05	1.05	0	785	749.4	19504	29853
4	Onaka Town	Faulk County	0.27	0.27	0	30	110.1	18559	30625
5	Orient Town	Faulk County	0.31	0.31	0	57	183.2	12849	18750
6	Rockham Town	Faulk County	0.49	0.49	0	53	107.2	19511	35625
7	Seneca Town	Faulk County	0.41	0.41	0	58	141	10642	18750

Year	Population
April 2000 census	2640
April 2000 Estimate	2640
July 2000 Estimate	2626
July 2001 Estimate	2542
July 2002 Estimate	2494
July 2003 Estimate	2450
July 2004 Estimate	2379
July 2005 Estimate	2326
July 2006 Estimate	2286
July 2007 Estimate	2266
July 2008 Estimate	2255

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	18	22	40
Kindergarten	15	18	33
Elementary school	175	168	343
High school	86	77	163
College or graduate school	17	10	27

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Faulk County, South Dakota	$30237	$34508	$14660
South Dakota, United States	$35282	$43237	$17562
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587