Haakon County, South Dakota
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Haakon County is a county located in the state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 2,196. Its county seat is Philip6.
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,732 km² (1,827 mi²). 4,696 km² (1,813 mi²) of it is land and 37 km² (14 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.78% water.
Townships
The county is divided into two areas of unorganized territory: East Haakon and West Haakon.
Adjacent Counties
- Ziebach County, South Dakota - north
- Stanley County, South Dakota - east
- Jones County, South Dakota - southeast
- Jackson County, South Dakota - south
- Pennington County, South Dakota - west
Demographics
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1920 - 4,596 | |
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 2,196 people, 870 households, and 620 families residing in the county. The population density is 0/km² (1/mi²). There are 1,002 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 96.40% White, 0.00% Black or African American, 2.50% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races. 0.59% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 870 households out of which 32.60% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.60% are married couples living together, 4.80% have a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% are non-families. 26.00% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.10% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.47 and the average family size is 3.00.
In the county, the population is spread out with 25.70% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 18.00% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 97.30 males.
Cities and towns
| Regions of South Dakota | 
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| Black Hills - Coteau des Prairies | |
| Largest cities | |
| Aberdeen | Belle Fourche | Brandon | Brookings | Canton | Ellsworth | Hot Springs | Huron | Madison | Mitchell | Mobridge | Pierre | Rapid City | Rapid Valley | Sioux Falls | Spearfish | Sturgis | Vermillion | Watertown | Winner | Yankton | |
| Counties | |
| Aurora - Beadle - Bennet - Bon Homme - Brookings - Brown - Brule - Buffalo - Butte - Campbell - Charles Mix - Clark - Clay - Codington - Corson - Custer - Davison - Day - Deuel - Dewey - Douglas - Edmunds - Fall River - Faulk - Grant - Gregory - Haakon - Hamlin - Hand - Hanson - Harding - Hughes - Hutchinson - Hyde - Jackson - Jerauld - Jones - Kingsbury - Lake - Lawrence - Lincoln - Lyman - Marshall - McCook - McPherson - Meade - Mellette - Miner - Minnehaha - Moody - Pennington - Perkins - Potter - Roberts - Sanborn - Shannon - Spink - Stanley - Sully - Todd - Tripp - Turner - Union - Walworth - Yankton - Ziebach |