Harding County, South Dakota
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Harding County is a county located in the state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 1,353. Its county seat is Buffalo6.
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Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 6,935 km² (2,678 mi²). 6,917 km² (2,670 mi²) of it is land and 18 km² (7 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.26% water.
Townships
The county is divided into two areas of unorganized territory: North Harding and South Harding.
Adjacent Counties
- Bowman County, North Dakota - north
- Adams County, North Dakota - northeast
- Perkins County, South Dakota - east
- Butte County, South Dakota - south
- Carter County, Montana - west
- Fallon County, Montana - northwest
Demographics
Harding County Population by year | |
1910 - 4,228 |
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 1,353 people, 525 households, and 352 families residing in the county. The population density is 0/km² (0/mi²). There are 804 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (0/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 97.63% White, 0.30% Black or African American, 0.74% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 0.37% from two or more races. 1.63% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 525 households out of which 35.00% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.50% are married couples living together, 5.30% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.80% are non-families. 31.00% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.50% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.50 and the average family size is 3.19.
In the county, the population is spread out with 32.50% under the age of 18, 4.40% from 18 to 24, 24.80% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.40% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 104.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 102.00 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 |