Todd County, South Dakota

Todd County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. It shares land with the Rosebud Indian Reservation, and by per capita income, is the 5th poorest county in the nation. As of 2000, the population is 9,050.

Todd County is one of two counties in South Dakota that does not have its own county seat (Shannon County is the other). Winner in neighboring Tripp County serves as its administrative center.[1], accessed February 5, 2006.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,602 km² (1,391 mi²). 3,595 km² (1,388 mi²) of it is land and 7 km² (3 mi²) of it (0.20%) is water.

Townships

The county is divided into two areas of unorganized territory: East Todd and West Todd.

Adjacent Counties

* Mellette County, South Dakota - north
* Tripp County, South Dakota - east
* Cherry County, Nebraska - south
* Bennett County, South Dakota - west

Demographics

Todd County Population by Decade

1910 - 2,164 1920 - 2,784 1930 - 5,898 1940 - 5,714 1950 - 4,758 1960 - 4,661 1970 - 6,606 1980 - 7,328 1990 - 8,352 2000 - 9,050

As of the census² of 2000, there were 9,050 people, 2,462 households, and 1,917 families residing in the county. The population density was 3/km² (6/mi²). There were 2,766 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 85.60% Native American, 12.57% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 0.14% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. 1.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 2,462 households out of which 48.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.20% were married couples living together, 31.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.10% were non-families. 18.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.62 and the average family size was 4.09.

In the county, the population was spread out with 44.00% under the age of 18, 10.40% from 18 to 24, 25.10% from 25 to 44, 14.80% from 45 to 64, and 5.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 97.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.30 males.

Cities and towns

*Antelope
*Mission
*Parmelee
*Rosebud
*Spring Creek
*St. Francis
*Two Strike
*White Horse

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