McCook County, South Dakota
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is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
South Dakota. As of
2000, the population is 5,832. Its
county seat is
Salem6. The county is named for the former governor of the
Dakota Territory and
Civil War general
Edward Stanton McCook.
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,495
km² (577
mi²). 1,488 km² (575 mi²) of it is land and 7 km² (3 mi²) of it (0.46%) is water.
Townships
The county is divided into sixteen
townships: Benton, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Canistota, Emery, Grant, Greenland, Jefferson, Pearl, Montrose, Union, Ramsey, Richland, Salem, Spring Valley, Sun Prairie.
Adjacent Counties
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Lake County, South Dakota - northeast
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Minnehaha County, South Dakota - east
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Turner County, South Dakota - southeast
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Hutchinson County, South Dakota - southwest
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Hanson County, South Dakota - west
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Miner County, South Dakota - northwest
McCook County
Population by year | 1900 - 8,689
1910 - 9,589
1920 - 9,990
1930 - 10,316
1940 - 9,793
1950 - 8,828
1960 - 8,268
1970 - 7,246
1980 - 6,444
1990 - 5,688
2000 - 5,832 |
As of the
census2 of 2000, there were 5,832 people, 2,204 households, and 1,558 families residing in the county. The
population density was 4/km² (10/mi²). There were 2,383 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (4/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.87%
White, 0.05%
Black or
African American, 0.36%
Native American, 0.21%
Asian, 0.15% from
other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. 0.77% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race.
There were 2,204 households out of which 34.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.10% were
married couples living together, 5.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.30% were non-families. 26.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the county, the population was spread out with 28.40% under the age of 18, 6.20% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 20.40% from 45 to 64, and 19.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.20 males.
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Bridgewater*
Canistota*
Laurent*
Montrose*
Salem*
Spencer
