Spink County, South Dakota facts for kids

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U.S. county
Spink County Courthouse (2013)
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) 1879 (organized)
Named for	S.L. Spink
Seat	Redfield
Largest city	Redfield
Area
• Total	1,510 sq mi (3,900 km2)
• Land	1,504 sq mi (3,900 km2)
• Water	5.8 sq mi (15 km2)  0.4%
Population  (2020)
• Total	6,361
• Estimate  (2021)	6,269
• Density	4.213/sq mi (1.626/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large

Spink County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,361. Its county seat is Redfield. The county was created in 1873, and was organized in 1879 within Dakota Territory.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,510 square miles (3,900 km²), of which 1,504 square miles (3,900 km²) is land and 5.8 square miles (15 km²) (0.4%) is water.

Major highways

• U.S. Highway 212
• U.S. Highway 281
• South Dakota Highway 20
• South Dakota Highway 26
• South Dakota Highway 28
• South Dakota Highway 37

Adjacent counties

• Brown County, South Dakota - north
• Day County, South Dakota - northeast
• Clark County, South Dakota - east
• Beadle County, South Dakota - south
• Hand County, South Dakota - southwest
• Faulk County, South Dakota - west

Demographics

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 6,415 people, 2,608 households, and 1,677 families in the county. The population density was 4.3 inhabitants per square mile (1.7/km²). There were 3,139 housing units at an average density of 2.1 per square mile (0.81/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.1% white, 1.2% American Indian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.1% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 52.6% were German, 11.6% were Norwegian, 10.0% were Irish, 9.2% were English, and 5.5% were American.

Of the 2,608 households, 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.7% were non-families, and 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.89. The median age was 44.4 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $45,000 and the median income for a family was $60,639. Males had a median income of $40,273 versus $26,139 for females. The per capita income for the county was $25,295. About 8.2% of families and 17.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

• Ashton
• Conde
• Doland
• Frankfort
• Mellette
• Redfield (county seat)

Towns

• Brentford
• Northville
• Tulare
• Turton

Census-designated place

• Mansfield (partial)

Unincorporated community

• Athol

Townships

The county is divided into thirty-seven townships:

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Spink para niños