Clark County, South Dakota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Clark County
U.S. county
Clark County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota
South Dakota's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
Founded	1873 (created) 1881 (organized)
Named for	Newton Clark
Seat	Clark
Largest city	Clark
Area
• Total	967 sq mi (2,500 km2)
• Land	958 sq mi (2,480 km2)
• Water	9.9 sq mi (26 km2)  1.0%
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,837
• Estimate  (2023)	3,948
• Density	3.9679/sq mi (1.5320/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large
Website	http://clark.sdcounties.org/

Clark County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,837. Its county seat is Clark. The county was created in 1873 and organized in 1881. It was named for Newton Clark, a Dakota Territory legislator in 1873.

Geography

Clark County terrain consists of rolling hills, dotted with lakes and ponds especially in the east central portion. The area is mostly devoted to agriculture. The county has a total area of 967 square miles (2,500 km²), of which 958 square miles (2,480 km²) is land and 9.9 square miles (26 km²) (1.0%) is water.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Protected areas

Lakes and reservoirs

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 3,837 people, 1,361 households, and 853 families residing in the county. The population density was 4.0 inhabitants per square mile (1.5/km²). There were 1,603 housing units.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 3,691 people, 1,445 households, and 929 families residing in the county. The population density was 3.9 inhabitants per square mile (1.5/km²). There were 1,710 housing units at an average density of 1.8 per square mile (0.69/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.1% white, 0.2% black or African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% American Indian, 0.8% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.7% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 52.0% were German, 29.4% were Norwegian, 9.7% were Irish, 7.8% were English, 5.4% were Swedish, and 3.5% were American.

Of the 1,445 households, 23.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.7% were non-families, and 32.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.79. The median age was 45.7 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $43,894 and the median income for a family was $55,575. Males had a median income of $33,606 versus $24,952 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,909. About 7.5% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.5% of those under age 18 and 12.6% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

• Clark (county seat)
• Willow Lake

Towns

Census-designated place

• Collins Colony
• Crocker
• Fordham Colony
• Hillcrest Colony
• Mayfield Colony
• Silver Lake Colony

Unincorporated communities

• Carpenter
• Elrod

Townships

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Clark (Dakota del Sur) para niños