Codington County, South Dakota

Codington County, South Dakota
Location in the U.S. state of South Dakota
South Dakota's location in the U.S.
Founded	1878
Named for	Reverend George S. S. Codington
Seat	Watertown
Largest city	Watertown
Area
• Total	717 sq mi (1,857 km2)
• Land	688 sq mi (1,782 km2)
• Water	29 sq mi (75 km2), 4.0%
Population (est.)
• (2014)	27,938
• Density	40/sq mi (15/km²)
Congressional district	At-large
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.codington.org

Codington County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 27,227. Its county seat is Watertown. The county was created in 1877 and organized in 1878. It is named for Rev. George S. S. Codington, legislator.

Codington County comprises the Watertown, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

File:Codington Co SD Pie Chart No Text Version.pdf

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 717 square miles (1,860 km²), of which 688 square miles (1,780 km²) is land and 29 square miles (75 km²) (4.0%) is water.

Major highways

• Interstate 29
• U.S. Highway 81
• U.S. Highway 212
• South Dakota Highway 20

Adjacent counties

• Grant County - northeast
• Deuel County - southeast
• Hamlin County - south
• Clark County - west
• Day County - northwest

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	2,156		—
1890	7,037		226.4%
1900	8,770		24.6%
1910	14,092		60.7%
1920	16,549		17.4%
1930	17,457		5.5%
1940	17,014		−2.5%
1950	18,944		11.3%
1960	20,220		6.7%
1970	19,140		−5.3%
1980	20,885		9.1%
1990	22,698		8.7%
2000	25,897		14.1%
2010	27,227		5.1%
Est. 2014	27,938		2.6%
U.S. Decennial Census 1790-1960 1900-1990 1990-2000 2010-2014

As of the census of 2000, there were 25,897 people, 10,357 households, and 6,877 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile (15/km²). There were 11,324 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.74% White, 0.14% Black or African American, 1.41% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.57% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. 1.06% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 48.2% were of German, 20.0% Norwegian and 5.5% Irish ancestry according to the 2000 census. 96.7% spoke English, 1.5% Spanish and 1.2% German as their first language.

There were 10,357 households out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.50% were married couples living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.60% were non-families. 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 10.40% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 20.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,257, and the median income for a family was $45,153. Males had a median income of $30,279 versus $19,826 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,761. About 5.60% of families and 9.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.60% of those under age 18 and 10.80% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

City

• Watertown (county seat)

Towns

• Florence
• Henry
• Kranzburg
• South Shore
• Wallace

Census-designated place

• Waverly

Unincorporated communities

• Appleby
• Grover
• Kampeska
• Rauville

Townships

The county is divided into seventeen townships:

• Dexter
• Eden
• Elmira
• Fuller
• Germantown
• Graceland
• Henry
• Kampeska
• Kranzburg
• Lake
• Leola
• Pelican
• Phipps
• Rauville
• Richland
• Sheridan
• Waverly

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Codington County, South Dakota