Douglas County, South Dakota
Geography
The terrain of Douglas County consists of rolling hills, mostly dedicated to agriculture. The county's highest point is on its southwestern boundary, toward the SW corner, at 1,677 ft (511 m) ASL. The terrain slopes to the east. The county has a total area of 434 square miles (1,120 km), of which 432 square miles (1,120 km) is land and 1.9 square miles (4.9 km) (0.4%) is water. It is the second-smallest county in South Dakota by area.
Major highways
Adjacent counties
- Aurora County - north
- Davison County - northeast
- Hutchinson County - east
- Charles Mix County - southwest
Lakes
- Corsica Lake
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1890 | 4,600 | — | |
1900 | 5,012 | 9.0% | |
1910 | 6,400 | 27.7% | |
1920 | 6,993 | 9.3% | |
1930 | 7,236 | 3.5% | |
1940 | 6,348 | −12.3% | |
1950 | 5,636 | −11.2% | |
1960 | 5,113 | −9.3% | |
1970 | 4,569 | −10.6% | |
1980 | 4,181 | −8.5% | |
1990 | 3,746 | −10.4% | |
2000 | 3,458 | −7.7% | |
2010 | 3,002 | −13.2% | |
2020 | 2,835 | −5.6% | |
2023 (est.) | 2,838 | 0.1% | |
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2020 |
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 2,835 people, 1,134 households, and 779 families residing in the county. The population density was 6.6 inhabitants per square mile (2.5/km). There were 1,341 housing units.
2010 census
As of the 2010 census, there were 3,002 people, 1,210 households, and 819 families in the county. The population density was 7.0 inhabitants per square mile (2.7/km). There were 1,439 housing units at an average density of 3.3 units per square mile (1.3 units/km). The racial makeup of the county was 96.6% white, 1.8% American Indian, 0.4% black or African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.8% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 34.8% were Dutch, 33.9% were German, 5.6% were Norwegian, 5.5% were Irish, 5.4% were Russian, and 5.1% were American.
Of the 1,210 households, 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were married couples living together, 4.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.3% were non-families, and 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.89. The median age was 48.3 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $42,794 and the median income for a family was $53,750. Males had a median income of $36,689 versus $24,883 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,200. About 7.2% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 15.2% of those age 65 or over.
Communities
Cities
Census-designated places
Unincorporated community
- Joubert
Townships
- Belmont
- Chester
- Clark
- East Choleau
- Garfield
- Grandview
- Holland
- Independence
- Iowa
- Joubert
- Lincoln
- Valley
- Walnut Grove
- Washington
Ghost towns
- Douglas City
- Flensburg
- Grand View
- Huston
- Maitland
Politics
Douglas County voters have long been reliably Republican. In only two national elections since 1892 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2024 | 1,419 | 85.59% | 219 | 13.21% | 20 | 1.21% |
2020 | 1,468 | 86.00% | 216 | 12.65% | 23 | 1.35% |
2016 | 1,338 | 83.36% | 214 | 13.33% | 53 | 3.30% |
2012 | 1,334 | 78.93% | 332 | 19.64% | 24 | 1.42% |
2008 | 1,293 | 73.63% | 424 | 24.15% | 39 | 2.22% |
2004 | 1,596 | 79.32% | 393 | 19.53% | 23 | 1.14% |
2000 | 1,311 | 76.71% | 363 | 21.24% | 35 | 2.05% |
1996 | 1,210 | 63.38% | 524 | 27.45% | 175 | 9.17% |
1992 | 1,175 | 56.85% | 481 | 23.27% | 411 | 19.88% |
1988 | 1,438 | 67.23% | 695 | 32.49% | 6 | 0.28% |
1984 | 1,713 | 76.00% | 536 | 23.78% | 5 | 0.22% |
1980 | 1,855 | 75.31% | 508 | 20.63% | 100 | 4.06% |
1976 | 1,315 | 57.30% | 975 | 42.48% | 5 | 0.22% |
1972 | 1,434 | 61.68% | 887 | 38.15% | 4 | 0.17% |
1968 | 1,613 | 70.68% | 592 | 25.94% | 77 | 3.37% |
1964 | 1,189 | 50.86% | 1,149 | 49.14% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 2,002 | 78.73% | 541 | 21.27% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 1,713 | 67.81% | 813 | 32.19% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 2,103 | 79.93% | 528 | 20.07% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 1,301 | 63.71% | 736 | 36.04% | 5 | 0.24% |
1944 | 1,483 | 67.35% | 719 | 32.65% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 1,977 | 65.53% | 1,040 | 34.47% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 1,418 | 44.75% | 1,680 | 53.01% | 71 | 2.24% |
1932 | 1,045 | 34.08% | 2,005 | 65.39% | 16 | 0.52% |
1928 | 1,949 | 68.68% | 879 | 30.97% | 10 | 0.35% |
1924 | 1,125 | 50.25% | 317 | 14.16% | 797 | 35.60% |
1920 | 1,247 | 63.49% | 386 | 19.65% | 331 | 16.85% |
1916 | 815 | 57.48% | 597 | 42.10% | 6 | 0.42% |
1912 | 0 | 0.00% | 714 | 47.41% | 792 | 52.59% |
1908 | 836 | 55.99% | 647 | 43.34% | 10 | 0.67% |
1904 | 859 | 61.89% | 499 | 35.95% | 30 | 2.16% |
1900 | 649 | 52.85% | 567 | 46.17% | 12 | 0.98% |
1896 | 533 | 58.06% | 380 | 41.39% | 5 | 0.54% |
1892 | 541 | 50.85% | 109 | 10.24% | 414 | 38.91% |
See also
References
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