Jackson County, South Dakota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Jackson County
U.S. county
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota
South Dakota's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
Founded	1883 (created) 1915 (organized)
Seat	Kadoka
Largest community	Kadoka
Area
• Total	1,871 sq mi (4,850 km2)
• Land	1,864 sq mi (4,830 km2)
• Water	7.4 sq mi (19 km2)  0.4%
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,806
• Estimate  (2021)	2,878
• Density	1.4997/sq mi (0.57905/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	At-large
Washabaugh County was merged into Jackson County in 1983

An unusual specimen of calcite, densely intergrown with grains of sand. Collected from Rattlesnake Butte in Jackson County. Size: 6.9 x 5.4 x 3.9 cm.

Jackson County sign on Interstate 90

Jackson County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,806. Its county seat is Kadoka. The county was created in 1883, and was organized in 1915. Washabaugh County was merged into Jackson County in 1983.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,871 square miles (4,850 km²), of which 1,864 square miles (4,830 km²) is land and 7.4 square miles (19 km²) (0.4%) is water. About 57 percent of its land, the portion south of the White River, is on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. The county includes the easternmost portion of Badlands National Park.

Major highways

• Interstate 90
• U.S. Highway 14
• South Dakota Highway 44
• South Dakota Highway 63
• South Dakota Highway 73
• South Dakota Highway 377

Adjacent counties

• Haakon County, South Dakota - north
• Jones County, South Dakota - northeast
• Mellette County, South Dakota - east
• Bennett County, South Dakota - south
• Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota - southwest
• Pennington County, South Dakota - northwest

National protected areas

• Badlands National Park (part)
• Buffalo Gap National Grassland (part)
• Minuteman Missile National Historic Site (part)

Demographics

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 3,031 people, 996 households, and 703 families living in the county. The population density was 1.6 inhabitants per square mile (0.62/km²). There were 1,193 housing units at an average density of 0.6 per square mile (0.23/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 52.0% American Indian, 42.7% white, 0.2% black or African American, 0.2% from other races, and 4.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.3% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 20.7% were German, 12.3% were Irish, 10.1% were Norwegian, 5.7% were English, and 0.2% were American.

Of the 996 households, 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were married couples living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 29.4% were non-families, and 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.65. The median age was 31.5 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,354 and the median income for a family was $41,838. Males had a median income of $32,377 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,568. About 20.6% of families and 30.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.9% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

City

• Kadoka (county seat)

Towns

• Belvidere (Population:49)
• Cottonwood (Population:9)
• Interior (Population:94)

Census-designated place

• Wanblee (Population:725)

Unincorporated communities

• Cactus Flat
• Long Valley
• Potato Creek
• Stamford

Townships

The county has five organized townships:

• Grandview II
• Interior
• Jewett
• Wall
• Weta

Unorganized territories

The county contains four areas of unorganized territory:

• East Jackson
• Northwest Jackson
• Southeast Jackson
• Southwest Jackson

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Jackson (Dakota del Sur) para niños