Hutchinson County, South Dakota

Hutchinson County, South Dakota
Hutchinson County Courthouse in Olivet
Location in the state of South Dakota
South Dakota's location in the U.S.
Founded	May 8, 1862
Seat	Olivet
Largest city	Parkston
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	814 sq mi (2,109 km²) 813 sq mi (2,105 km²) 2 sq mi (4 km²), 0.19%
PopulationEst.  - (2011)  - Density	7,257 4/sq mi (2/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

Hutchinson County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,343. Its county seat is Olivet.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 814 square miles (2,108.3 km²), of which 813 square miles (2,105.7 km²) is land and 2 square miles (5.2 km²) (0.19%) is water.

Townships

The county is divided into twenty-three townships: Capital, Clayton, Cross Plains, Fair, Foster, German, Grandview, Kassel, Kaylor, Kuim, Liberty, Mittown, Molan, Oak Hollow, Pleasant, Sharon, Silver Lake, Starr, Susquehanna, Sweet, Valley, Wittenberg, Wolf Creek.

Major highways

U.S. Highway 18 U.S. Highway 81 South Dakota Highway 25 South Dakota Highway 37

South Dakota Highway 44

Adjacent counties

• Hanson County, South Dakota - north
• McCook County, South Dakota - northeast
• Turner County, South Dakota - east
• Yankton County, South Dakota - southeast
• Bon Homme County, South Dakota - south
• Charles Mix County, South Dakota - southwest
• Douglas County, South Dakota - west
• Davison County, South Dakota - northwest

See List of counties bordering eight or more counties.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1870	37		—
1880	5,573		14,962.2%
1890	10,469		87.9%
1900	11,897		13.6%
1910	12,319		3.5%
1920	13,475		9.4%
1930	13,904		3.2%
1940	12,668		−8.9%
1950	11,423		−9.8%
1960	11,085		−3.0%
1970	10,379		−6.4%
1980	9,350		−9.9%
1990	8,262		−11.6%
2000	8,075		−2.3%
2010	7,343		−9.1%
Est. 2012	7,187		−2.1%
U.S. Decennial Census 2011 estimate

As of the census of 2000, there were 8,075 people, 3,190 households, and 2,191 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile (4/km²). There were 3,517 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (2/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.82% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 0.57% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. 0.52% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,190 households out of which 28.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.50% were married couples living together, 4.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% were non-families. 29.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the county, the population was spread out with 24.90% under the age of 18, 5.60% from 18 to 24, 22.10% from 25 to 44, 21.20% from 45 to 64, and 26.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 94.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,026, and the median income for a family was $37,715. Males had a median income of $25,654 versus $18,141 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,922. About 9.60% of families and 13.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.30% of those under age 18 and 11.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

1. Parkston 1,508 2. Freeman 1,306 3. Tripp 647 4. Menno 608 5. Dimock 125 6. Olivet 74 7. Kaylor 47 8. Milltown 10

2010 United States Census population

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Hutchinson County, South Dakota