Jackson County, South Dakota

Jackson County is one of the 66 county of South Dakota, located towards the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. Jackson County had an official population of 2930 in 2000. The county's estimated population as of July 2008 was 2711, It is 17th least populous county in South Dakota. It has total area of 1871.24 mi˛ (4846.49 sq km), of which, 1869.13 square miles (4841.02 sq km) of it is land and 2.12 square miles (5.49 sq km) of it is water, making it the tenth largest by size in South Dakota.

Jackson County South Dakota
Map of Jackson County, South Dakota

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 2930 people, 945 households, and 676 families residing in the county. The population density was 1.6 people per square mile (0.62/km˛), it is South Dakota's eighth least densely populated county. There were 1173 housing units at an average density of 0.6 per square mile (0.23/km˛). The average household size was 3.08 people, and the average family size was 3.73 people. In the county the population was spread out, with 36.5% under the age of 18, 8% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 males there were 101.2 females. For every 100 males age 18 and over, there were 104.8 females. The July 2008 population estimate is 2711, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 1279 White, 1 Black or African American, 1355 American Indian, 0 Asian, 1 Native Hawaiian, and 75 from two or more races.

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

The median income for a household in the county was $23945, it is the tenth lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The median income for a family in the county was $25161, it is the seventh lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The per capita income for the county was $9981, making its South Dakota's seventh lowest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 964 pupils and students, of which 508 are male and 456 are female, 32.9% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 24 nursery or pri school, 61 kindergarten, 465 elementary school, 277 high school and 137 College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Belvidere TownJackson County0.90.850.055767.41457526250
2Cottonwood TownJackson County0.920.92066.57900075487
3Interior TownJackson County1.341.3407757.32724731719
4Kadoka CityJackson County2.322.3107063051375826875
5Wanblee CdpJackson County2.232.230641287458414286
YearPopulation
April 2000 census2930
April 2000 Estimate2930
July 2000 Estimate2940
July 2001 Estimate2809
July 2002 Estimate2799
July 2003 Estimate2810
July 2004 Estimate2787
July 2005 Estimate2790
July 2006 Estimate2765
July 2007 Estimate2776
July 2008 Estimate2711
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school101424
Kindergarten313061
Elementary school238227465
High school169108277
College or graduate school6077137
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Jackson County, South Dakota$23945$25161$9981
South Dakota, United States$35282$43237$17562
United States$41994$50046$21587