Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Minnehaha County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. In 2010, the County had 169 471 inhabitants and a population density of 80.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative seat of the county is Sioux Falls, named after the waterfalls on the Big Sioux River.

Geography

The County is located in eastern South Dakota on the Coteau des Prairies -called plateau that extends from eastern South Dakota to in the southwestern Minnesota and northwestern Iowa.

The county has an area of ​​2107 square kilometers; of which 10 square kilometers (0.49 percent) of water. From north to south the county of Big Sioux River is crossed, a tributary of the Missouri.

Within the county is the Palisades State Park, a 64 -acre state park with numerous rock formations of quartzite rock.

At the Minnehaha County borders the following Nachbarcountys:

History

The County was formed in 1862. After it was dissolved again in the meantime, it was reorganized in 1968. The word Minnehaha comes from the language of the Sioux Indians and means waterfall.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Minnehaha County 169 468 people in 66 238 households. The population density was 80.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 66 238 households lived statistically 2.46 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 89.7 percent white, 3.8 percent African American, 2.8 percent Native American, 1.5 percent Asian, 0.1 percent Polynesians as well as other ethnic groups; 2.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 4.3 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

24.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.3 percent were 65 years or older. 50.1 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 52,758. The per capita income was $ 26,714. 10.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in Minnehaha County

Citys

• Baltic
• Brandon
• Colton

• Crooks
• Dell Rapids
• Garretson

• Hartford
• Sioux Falls1
• Valley Springs

Towns

• Humboldt
• Sherman

Census-designated places (CDP )

• Anderson
• Meadow View Addition
• Pine Lakes Addition
• Renner Corner

Other Unincorporated communities

• Benclare
• Booge
• Corson
• Ellis

• Huntimer
• Lyons
• Winner
• Rowena

1 - to a lesser extent in Lincoln County

Structure

The Minnehaha County is divided into 23 townships in addition to the City's nine and two Town: