Grant County (South Dakota)
The Grant County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. In 2010, the County had 7356 inhabitants and a population density of 4.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( Conty Seat) is Milbank
Geography
The County is located in northeastern South Dakota on the Coteau des Prairies on the border with Minnesota, which is formed in the northeast of Big Stone Lake. ' Bathed it is from the Whetstone River and the two arms of the Yellow River bank, all right tributaries of the Minnesota River are.
The county has an area of 1782 square kilometers, (0.78 percent) spread over 1768 square kilometers of land and 14 square kilometers of water.
At the Grant County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
The northwestern part of the county is occupied by the area of the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation. The Indian Reservation is home to the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, a subgroup of the Dakota. The area of the reservation spans several County in South Dakota and North Dakota.
History
The Grant County was established at the beginning of 1878. It was named after Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), the commander of the Union troops in the Civil War and later 18th President of the United States.
After it was but first managed by the Deuel County of, in June 1978 own administration has been inserted. The first county seat was located in Inkpa City. Milbank was together with three other towns later a candidate for the new administrative headquarters and eventually won the contest it.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Grant County 7356 people in 3180 households. The population density was 4.2 people per square kilometer. In the 3180 households lived statistically 2.22 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 97.4 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.8 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.5 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 58.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.6 percent were 65 years or older. 49.1 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 44,444. The per capita income was $ 24,344. 12.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Grant County
Citys
- Big Stone City
- Milbank
Towns
- Albee
- La Bolt
- Marvin
- Revillo
- Stockholm
- Beach castle
- Twin Brooks
Unincorporated Community
- LaBolt
Structure
The Grant County is divided into 17 townships in addition to the City's two and seven Towns: