Deuel County (South Dakota)
The Deuel County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. In 2010, the County had 4364 inhabitants and a population density of 2.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters County Seat is Clear Lake.
Geography
The County is located in eastern South Dakota on the border with Minnesota. It has an area of 1649 square kilometers, (2.07 percent) spread over 1615 square kilometers of land and 34 square kilometers of water. On the Deuel County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Deuel County was founded in 1862. 1874 has been established to manage. The County was named after Jacob S. Deuel, who on the territory of the later counties operated a sawmill since 1860. The first county seat was Gary before the administration moved to Clear Lake.
Demographics
According to the census in 2010 living in Deuel County 4364 people in 1800 households. The population density was 2.7 people per square kilometer. In the 1800 households lived statistically 2.4 persons each.
The racial the population was composed of 97.8 percent white, 0.9 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 2.6 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 20.0 percent were 65 years or older. 48.2 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 46,186. The per capita income was $ 24,518. 5.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Deuel County
Citys
- Clear Lake
- Gary
Towns
- Altamont
- Astoria
- Brandt
- Goodwin
- Toronto
Unincorporated communities
- Bemis
- Johnsonville
Structure
The Deuel County is divided into 16 townships in addition to the two citys and the five Towns: