Tripp County, South Dakota

Tripp County, South Dakota

Infobox U.S. County
county = Tripp County
state = South Dakota


founded year = 1909
founded date =
seat wl = Winner
largest city wl =
area_total_sq_mi = 1617
area_total_km2 = 4189
area_land_sq_mi = 1614
area_land_km2 = 1479
area_water_sq_mi = 4
area_water_km2 = 10
area percentage = 0.24%
census yr = 2000
pop = 6430
density_sq_mi = 2
density_km2 = 1
time zone = Central
UTC offset = -6
DST offset = -5
footnotes =
web =
named for = Bartlett Tripp

Tripp County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 6,430. Its county seat is Winner.GR|6

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,617 square miles (4,189 km²), of which, 1,614 square miles (4,179 km²) of it is land and 4 square miles (10 km²) of it (0.24%) is water.

Townships

The county is divided into forty-eight townships: Banner, Beaver Creek, Black, Brunson, Bull Creek, Carter, Colome, Condon, Curlew, Dog Ear, Elliston, Greenwood, Holsclaw, Huggins, Ideal, Irwin, Jordan, Keyapaha, King, Lake, Lamro, Lincoln, Lone Star, Lone Tree, McNeely, Millboro, Pahapesto, Plainview, Pleasant Valley, Pleasant View, Progressive, Rames, Rosedale, Roseland, Star Prairie, Star Valley, Stewart, Sully, Taylor, Valley, Weaver, Willow Creek, Wilson, Witten, Wortman, and Wright; and one area of unorganized territory: Gassman.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

* Lyman County, South Dakota - north
* Gregory County, South Dakota - east
* Keya Paha County, Nebraska - south
* Todd County, South Dakota - southwest
* Mellette County, South Dakota - northwest

Demographics

USCensusPop
1910 = 8323
1920 = 11970
1930 = 12712
1940 = 9937
1950 = 9139
1960 = 8761
1970 = 8171
1980 = 7268
1990 = 6924
2000 = 6430
estyear = 2007
estimate = 5806

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 6,430 people, 2,550 households, and 1,721 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 3,036 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 87.48% White, 0.03% Black or African American, 11.20% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. 0.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,550 households out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.90% were married couples living together, 6.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.50% were non-families. 29.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.70% under the age of 18, 6.20% from 18 to 24, 24.40% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 19.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,333, and the median income for a family was $36,219. Males had a median income of $22,588 versus $18,070 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,776. About 15.90% of families and 19.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.70% of those under age 18 and 17.60% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

*Colome
*Hamill
*Ideal
*New Witten
*Winner

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