MINER COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA

'Miner County' is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 2,884. Its county seat is Howard⁶.

Contents

Geography

Townships

Major Highways

Adjacent Counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

External links

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,481 km² (572 mi²). 1,477 km² (570 mi²) of it is land and 4 km² (2 mi²) of it (0.29%) is water.

Townships

The county is divided into sixteen townships: Adams, Beaver, Belleview, Canova, Carthage, Clearwater, Clinton, Grafton, Green Valley, Henden, Howard, Miner, Redstone, Rock Creek, Roswell, Vermillion.

Major Highways

★ U.S. Highway 81

★ South Dakota Highway 25

★ South Dakota Highway 34

Adjacent Counties

★ Kingsbury County, South Dakota - north

★ Lake County, South Dakota - east

★ McCook County, South Dakota - southeast

★ Hanson County, South Dakota - southwest

★ Sanborn County, South Dakota - west

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 2,884 people, 1,212 households, and 789 families residing in the county. The population density was 2/km² (5/mi²). There were 1,408 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (2/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.75% White, 0.52% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.21% from two or more races. 0.62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 1,212 households out of which 28.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.50% were married couples living together, 5.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.90% were non-families. 32.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the county, the population was spread out with 25.50% under the age of 18, 5.60% from 18 to 24, 22.70% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 23.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 99.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.00 males.

Cities and towns

★ Canova

★ Carthage

★ Howard

★ Roswell

★ Vilas

External links

★ Miner County Community Revitalization