Onaka, South Dakota
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Onaka is a town in Faulk County
Faulk County, South Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,640 people, 1,014 households, and 708 families residing in the county. The population density was 3 people per square mile . There were 1,235 housing units at an average density of 1 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
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. The population was 15 at the 2010 census.

Onaka was founded in 1907 as a station stop on a branch line of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway
Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway
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 built that year between Conde
Conde, South Dakota
Conde is a city in Spink County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 140 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Conde is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....

 and LeBeau
LeBeau, South Dakota
LeBeau was a town in Walworth County, South Dakota, United States. It was on the east bank of the Missouri River, near the mouth of Swan Creek....

, South Dakota. Railway service to Onaka ended in 1940.

Geography

Onaka is located at 45°11′33"N 99°28′1"W (45.192560, -99.466932).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²), all of it land.

Onaka has been assigned the ZIP code
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 57466 and the FIPS place code 46980.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 30 people, 18 households, and 10 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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 was 110.1 people per square mile (42.9/km²). There were 25 housing units at an average density of 91.7 per square mile (35.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.

There were 18 households out of which 5.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.9% were non-families. 38.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 27.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.67 and the average family size was 2.09.

In the town the population was spread out with 3.3% under the age of 18, 13.3% from 25 to 44, 46.7% from 45 to 64, and 36.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 60 years. For every 100 females there were 66.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 70.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,625, and the median income for a family was $40,000. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income
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 for the town was $18,559. There were no families and 6.9% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 20.0% of those over 64.
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