ZIEBACH COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA

'Ziebach County' is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 2,519. Its county seat is Dupree⁶. The county's per-capita income makes it one of the poorest counties in the United States. It is alphabetically the last county in the nation.

Contents

Geography

Townships

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 5,105 km² (1,971 mi²). 5,082 km² (1,962 mi²) of it is land and 23 km² (9 mi²) of it (0.44%) is water. Almost the entire county lies within the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation. The balance of the county, along its extreme northern county line, lies within the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. It is one of five South Dakota counties that lie entirely on Indian reservations.

Townships

The county is divided into three areas of unorganized territory: Dupree, North Ziebach, and South Ziebach.

Major highways

★ U.S. Highway 212 ★ South Dakota Highway 20 ★ South Dakota Highway 34 ★ South Dakota Highway 63

★ South Dakota Highway 65 ★ South Dakota Highway 73

Adjacent counties

★ Corson County, South Dakota - north

★ Dewey County, South Dakota - east

★ Haakon County, South Dakota - south

★ Meade County, South Dakota - southwest

★ Perkins County, South Dakota - northwest

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 2,519 people, 741 households, and 594 families residing in the county. The population density was 0.5/km² (1.3/mi²). There were 879 housing units at an average density of 0.2/km² (0.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 72.29% Native American, 26.40% White, 0.08% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. 0.99% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 741 households out of which 47.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 23.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.8% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.40 and the average family size was 3.81.
In the county, the population was spread out with 40.6% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 16.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.