White Rock, South Dakota
Encyclopedia
White Rock is a town in Roberts County
, South Dakota
, United States
, along the Bois de Sioux River
. The population was 3 at the 2010 census. White Rock is the most northeastern community in South Dakota, being along the Minnesota
border and one mile south of North Dakota
.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 18 people, 2 households, and 0 families residing in the town. The population density
was 11.4 people per square mile (4.4/km²). There were 6 housing units at an average density of 3.8 per square mile (1.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.
There were 2 households out of which none had children under the age of 18 living with them, none were married couples
living together, and 100.0% were non-families. 100.0% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.00 and the average family size was 0.00.
In the town the population was spread out with 5.6% from 25 to 44, 5.6% from 45 to 64, and 88.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 90 years. For every 100 females there were 38.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 38.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $3,750, and the median income for a family was $0. Males had a median income of $0 versus $0 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $22,883. There were no families and 100.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.
Roberts County, South Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 10,016 people, 3,683 households, and 2,618 families residing in the county. The population density was 9 people per square mile . There were 4,734 housing units at an average density of 4 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...
, along the Bois de Sioux River
Bois de Sioux River
The Bois de Sioux River drains Lake Traverse, the southernmost body of water in the Hudson Bay watershed of North America. It is a tributary of the Red River of the North and defines part of the western border of the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the eastern borders of North Dakota and South Dakota...
. The population was 3 at the 2010 census. White Rock is the most northeastern community in South Dakota, being along the Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
border and one mile south of North Dakota
North Dakota
North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
.
Geography
White Rock is located at 45°55′9"N 96°34′22"W (45.919046, -96.572776).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 18 people, 2 households, and 0 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 11.4 people per square mile (4.4/km²). There were 6 housing units at an average density of 3.8 per square mile (1.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% White.
There were 2 households out of which none had children under the age of 18 living with them, none were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, and 100.0% were non-families. 100.0% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.00 and the average family size was 0.00.
In the town the population was spread out with 5.6% from 25 to 44, 5.6% from 45 to 64, and 88.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 90 years. For every 100 females there were 38.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 38.5 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $3,750, and the median income for a family was $0. Males had a median income of $0 versus $0 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 town was $22,883. There were no families and 100.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64.