Reliance, South Dakota facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Reliance, South Dakota
|
|
|---|---|
Panorama of Reliance
|
|
Location in Lyman County and the state of South Dakota
|
|
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| County | Lyman |
| Incorporated | 1905 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.14 sq mi (2.96 km2) |
| • Land | 1.09 sq mi (2.81 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.14 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,778 ft (542 m) |
| Population
(2020)
|
|
| • Total | 128 |
| • Density | 117.86/sq mi (45.52/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
57569
|
| Area code(s) | 605 |
| FIPS code | 46-54020 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1267549 |
Reliance is a town in Lyman County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 128 at the 2020 census.
Reliance was laid out in 1905.
Contents
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.15 square miles (2.98 km2), of which 1.09 square miles (2.82 km2) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) is water.
Medicine Butte is near Reliance. It rises about 200 feet above the prairie, and is sacred to the Brulé Sioux people, especially those who live on the nearby Lower Brule Indian Reservation.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 192 | — | |
| 1920 | 317 | 65.1% | |
| 1930 | 287 | −9.5% | |
| 1940 | 219 | −23.7% | |
| 1950 | 215 | −1.8% | |
| 1960 | 201 | −6.5% | |
| 1970 | 204 | 1.5% | |
| 1980 | 190 | −6.9% | |
| 1990 | 169 | −11.1% | |
| 2000 | 206 | 21.9% | |
| 2010 | 191 | −7.3% | |
| 2020 | 128 | −33.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 191 people, 73 households, and 52 families residing in the town. The population density was 175.2 inhabitants per square mile (67.6/km2). There were 85 housing units at an average density of 78.0 per square mile (30.1/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 77.0% White, 0.5% African American, 17.8% Native American, 0.5% from other races, and 4.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.6% of the population.
There were 73 households, of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.8% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 2.96.
The median age in the town was 40.1 years. 30.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.5% were from 25 to 44; 26.2% were from 45 to 64; and 17.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 48.2% male and 51.8% female.
See also
In Spanish: Reliance (Dakota del Sur) para niños
