HAMLIN COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA

'Hamlin County' is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 5,540. Its county seat is Hayti⁶. It was named in honor of Hannibal Hamlin, Lincoln's first vice-president.

Contents

Geography

Townships

Major Highways

Adjacent Counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,393 km² (538 mi²). 1,313 km² (507 mi²) of it is land and 81 km² (31 mi²) of it (5.78%) is water.

Townships

The county is divided into thirteen townships: Brantford, Castlewood, Cleveland, Dempster, Dixon, Estelline, Florence, Garfield, Hamlin, Hayti, Norden, Opdahl, and Oxford.

Major Highways

★ Interstate 29 ★ U.S. Highway 81 ★ South Dakota Highway 21 ★ South Dakota Highway 22

★ South Dakota Highway 28

Adjacent Counties

★ Codington County, South Dakota - north

★ Deuel County, South Dakota - east

★ Brookings County, South Dakota - southeast

★ Kingsbury County, South Dakota - southwest

★ Clark County, South Dakota - west

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 5,540 people, 2,048 households, and 1,452 families residing in the county. The population density was 4/km² (11/mi²). There were 2,626 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.48% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 0.58% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.11% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. 0.63% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 2,048 households out of which 33.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.50% were married couples living together, 4.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the county, the population was spread out with 29.40% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 24.00% from 25 to 44, 20.50% from 45 to 64, and 19.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.80 males.

Cities and towns

★ Bryant

★ Castlewood

★ Estelline

★ Hayti

★ Hazel

★ Lake Norden