Iroquois, South Dakota
Encyclopedia
Iroquois is a city in Beadle
and Kingsbury
Counties in the U.S. state
of South Dakota
. The population was 266 at the 2010 census. The school building (kindergarten - twelfth grade) is located in Kingsbury County, while the school parking lot is located in Beadle County. Highway 14 runs directly through Iroquois.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.4 km²), all of it land.
Iroquois has been assigned the ZIP code
57353 and the FIPS place code 32020.
of 2000, there were 278 people, 113 households, and 77 families residing in the city. The population density
was 521.0 people per square mile (202.5/km²). There were 121 housing units at an average density of 226.7 per square mile (88.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.68% White, 0.36% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 1.44% from other races
, and 2.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.52% of the population.
There were 113 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples
living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 16.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 85.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $25,417 versus $16,806 for females. The per capita income
for the city was $13,277. About 18.8% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 9.8% of those sixty five or over.
Beadle County, South Dakota
Beadle County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 17,398. Its county seat is Huron.Beadle County is the only county in the Huron Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
and Kingsbury
Kingsbury County, South Dakota
Kingsbury County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,148. It's county seat is De Smet. It was named for two brothers, George W. and T. A. Kingsbury, who were prominently involved in the affairs of Dakota Territory and members of...
Counties in the U.S. state
U.S. state
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of 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...
. The population was 266 at the 2010 census. The school building (kindergarten - twelfth grade) is located in Kingsbury County, while the school parking lot is located in Beadle County. Highway 14 runs directly through Iroquois.
Geography
Iroquois is located at 44°21′59"N 97°51′0"W (44.366437, -97.850095).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.4 km²), all of it land.
Iroquois has been assigned the ZIP code
ZIP Code
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57353 and the FIPS place code 32020.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 278 people, 113 households, and 77 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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was 521.0 people per square mile (202.5/km²). There were 121 housing units at an average density of 226.7 per square mile (88.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.68% White, 0.36% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 1.44% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 2.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.52% of the population.
There were 113 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 16.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 85.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median income of $25,417 versus $16,806 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the city was $13,277. About 18.8% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 9.8% of those sixty five or over.