Stanley County, South Dakota

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Stanley County, South Dakota is a county located in the Midwestern Region (West North Central) of United States. In 2000, the population was 2772. The July 2008 population estimate is 2703, It is the 16th smallest in terms of population. The county encompasses an area of 1516.99 sq mi (3928.99 kmē ), of which, 1443.28 square miles (3738.08 kmē) of it is land and 73.71 square miles (190.91 kmē) of it is water, giving it the 17th largest by total area among South Dakota's county. It is ranks second in the size of its inland waterways in South Dakota.


As of the census of 2000, there were 2772 people in the county, organized into 1111 households, and 775 families living in the county. The population density was 1.9 people per square mile (0.73/kmē), it is the tenth least densely populated county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. There were 1277 housing units at an average density of 0.9 per square mile (0.35/kmē). The average household size was 2.49 persons, and the average family size was 2.98 persons. In the Stanley County, 27.1% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.1% were 18 to 24, 28.2% were 25 to 44, 26.6% were 45 to 64, and 11% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 101.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 2703, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 2458 White, 6 Black or African American, 180 American Indian, 10 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian, and 49 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $41170, it is South Dakota's fifth wealthiest county by median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $47197, it is the sixth highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The per capita income for the county was $20300, it is the fifth wealthiest county in terms of per capita income.

In 2000, 698 pupils and students, of which 49.43% are male and 50.57% are female, 25.18% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.59% nursery or pri school, 7.31% kindergarten, 50.57% elementary school, 28.51% high school and 6.02% 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	Fort Pierre City	Stanley County	2.95	2.9	0.05	1991	686.6	20478	41181

Year	Population
April 2000 census	2772
April 2000 Estimate	2772
July 2000 Estimate	2775
July 2001 Estimate	2731
July 2002 Estimate	2700
July 2003 Estimate	2724
July 2004 Estimate	2789
July 2005 Estimate	2756
July 2006 Estimate	2750
July 2007 Estimate	2773
July 2008 Estimate	2703

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	20	33	53
Kindergarten	27	24	51
Elementary school	177	176	353
High school	109	90	199
College or graduate school	12	30	42

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Stanley County, South Dakota	$41170	$47197	$20300
South Dakota, United States	$35282	$43237	$17562
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587