Colome, South Dakota
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Colome is a city in Tripp County
, South Dakota
, United States
. The population was 296 as of the 2010 census
.
, the city has a total area of 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²), all land.
of 2000, there were 340 people, 148 households, and 95 families residing in the city. The population density
was 1,271.0 people per square mile (486.2/km²). There were 170 housing units at an average density of 635.5 per square mile (243.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.12% White, 2.06% Native American, 0.29% Asian, and 3.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.29% of the population.
There were 148 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples
living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,771, and the median income for a family was $31,875. Males had a median income of $23,281 versus $18,917 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $12,844. About 23.6% of families and 21.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.
branch line. In June 1978 the final train passed through Colome on its way back back to Norfolk and the railway line was abandoned.
Tripp County, South Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,430 people, 2,550 households, and 1,721 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile . There were 3,036 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile...
, South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The population was 296 as of the 2010 census
United States Census, 2010
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.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²), all land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 340 people, 148 households, and 95 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 1,271.0 people per square mile (486.2/km²). There were 170 housing units at an average density of 635.5 per square mile (243.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.12% White, 2.06% Native American, 0.29% Asian, and 3.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.29% of the population.
There were 148 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.93.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $26,771, and the median income for a family was $31,875. Males had a median income of $23,281 versus $18,917 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the city was $12,844. About 23.6% of families and 21.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 11.7% of those age 65 or over.
History
Colome was founded in June 1908 upon the opening of Tripp County to homesteading. On November 28, 1910 the Chicago and Northwestern Railway reached town on its Norfolk, NebraskaNorfolk, Nebraska
Norfolk is a city in Madison County, Nebraska, United States, 113 miles northwest of Omaha and 83 miles west of Sioux City at the intersection of U.S. Routes 81 and 275. The population was 24,210 at the 2010 census, making it the ninth-largest city in Nebraska. It is the principal city of the...
branch line. In June 1978 the final train passed through Colome on its way back back to Norfolk and the railway line was abandoned.