Deuel County, South Dakota facts for kids

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U.S. county
Deuel 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	1862 (created) 1878 (organized)
Named for	Jacob Deuel
Seat	Clear Lake
Largest city	Clear Lake
Area
• Total	637 sq mi (1,650 km2)
• Land	623 sq mi (1,610 km2)
• Water	14 sq mi (40 km2)  2.2%
Population  (2020)
• Total	4,295
• Estimate  (2023)	4,354
• Density	6.743/sq mi (2.6033/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large

Deuel County (/ˈduːl/ dool) is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,295. Its county seat is Clear Lake. The county was created in 1862, and was organized in 1878. It is named for Jacob Deuel, a legislator in 1862.

Geography

Deuel County lies on the east boundary line of South Dakota. Its east boundary line abuts the west boundary line of the state of Minnesota. Its terrain consists of rolling hills, sloped to the northeast. The area is largely devoted to agriculture. The county's highest elevation occurs on its upper west boundary line, at 1,936 ft (590 m) ASL. The county has a total area of 637 square miles (1,650 km²), of which 623 square miles (1,610 km²) is land and 14 square miles (36 km²) (2.2%) is water.

Major highways

Adjacent Counties

Lakes

Protected areas

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 4,295 people, 1,786 households, and 1,177 families residing in the county. The population density was 6.9 inhabitants per square mile (2.7/km²). There were 2,132 housing units.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 4,364 people, 1,819 households, and 1,228 families in the county. The population density was 7.0 inhabitants per square mile (2.7/km²). There were 2,204 housing units at an average density of 3.5 units per square mile (1.4 units/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.5% white, 0.3% American Indian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.1% Asian, 1.0% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.0% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 50.4% were German, 25.4% were Norwegian, 8.0% were Irish, 6.6% were Dutch, 5.5% were English, and 2.9% were American.

Of the 1,819 households, 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.5% were non-families, and 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.92. The median age was 43.9 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,000 and the median income for a family was $55,439. Males had a median income of $35,197 versus $26,020 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,276. About 3.0% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

• Clear Lake (county seat)
• Gary

Towns

Unincorporated communities

• Bemis
• Johnsonville
• Moritz
• Tunerville

Townships

See also

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