County population in 2012: 4,077 (all rural); it was 4,181 in 2000 County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 140 County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 564 County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 752 Renter-occupied apartments: 556 (it was 519 in 2000)
% of renters here:
41%
State:
32%
Land area: 2473 sq. mi. Water area: 56.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 2 people per square mile
(very low).
Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Corson County: 76.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)
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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (25.7%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (25.1%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (15.0%), Public administration (11.4%).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $891 (1.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $359 (0.9%)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 38.5%
(11.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Black residents, 10.4% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 52.4% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 17.7% for two or more races residents) Median age of residents in 2010: 29 years old
(Males: 29 years old, Females: 29 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 49 years old, Black residents: 42 years old, American Indian residents: 23 years old, Asian residents: 41 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 14 years old, Other race residents: 23 years old)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
41.0%
Whole state:
13.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:
21.9%
Whole state:
5.8%
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Corson County is $379 a month. Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month. Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $648 a month.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Corson County: Sakakawea Monument (A), Black Horse Arena (B), Trail City Fire Department (C), Grand River Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Corson County include: Saint Elizabeth Mission Home (A), Little Oak Creek Church (B), Saint Benedict Church (C), Saint Pauls Church (D), Saint Thomas Church (E), Holy Spirit Church (F), Good Shepherd Church (G), Brown Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Trail City Cemetery (1), Sitting Bulls Grave (2), McIntosh Cemetery (3), Long Hill Cemetery (4), Saint Thomas Cemetery (5), Saint Lukes Cemetery (6), Saint Bedes Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Dogeagle Lake (A), Spring Lake (B), Morristown Lake (C), Morristown East Lake (D), Tatanka Lake (E), Trail City Railroad Lake (F), Mallard Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Deer Creek (A), Deep Bank Creek (B), Darling Creek (C), Cyclone Creek (D), Claymore Creek (E), Cedar Boy Creek (F), Blackfoot Creek (G), Blackhawk Creek (H), Soldier Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Current college students: 116 People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.0% People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 12 (50% naturalized citizens)
Corson County:
0.3%
Whole state:
1.8%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1995 to March 2000: 4
1990 to 1994: 4
1985 to 1989: 0
1980 to 1984: 2
1975 to 1979: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 0
1965 to 1969: 2
Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 70.2%
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,229
One, attached: 34
Two: 27
3 or 4: 23
5 to 9: 12
10 to 19: 2
Mobile homes: 205
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Housing units in Corson County with a mortgage: 110 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 294
Here:
27.2% with mortgage
State:
60.6% with mortgage
Religion statistics:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 90.07%
Here
90.1%
USA
50.2%
Total adherents: 3,766 Total congregations: 28
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Catholic Church
Episcopal Church
Assemblies of God
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Other
Adherents
1,853 (49.2%)
779 (20.7%)
271 (7.2%)
269 (7.1%)
594 (15.8%)
Congregations
7 (25.0%)
6 (21.4%)
3 (10.7%)
2 (7.1%)
10 (35.7%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Average size of farms: 4038 acres Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $109,330 Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $38.21 The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00% The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 89.38% Average total farm production expenses per farm: $99,111 Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.53% Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.63% Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $102,886 The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.76% Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.29 Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.38% Corn for grain: 6827 harvested acres All wheat for grain: 23714 harvested acres Soybeans for beans: 1140 harvested acres
Tornado activity:
Corson County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below South Dakota state average. It is 6.8 times below overall U.S. average. Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. On 5/29/1953, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Most recent natural disasters:
South Dakota Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: April 2, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1914): May 13, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1914, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
South Dakota Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 20, 2010 to January 26, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1887): March 10, 2010, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1887, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
South Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 11, 2009 to July 6, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1844): June 16, 2009, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1844, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
South Dakota Severe Winter Storm and Record and Near Record Snow, Incident Period: November 5, 2008 to November 7, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1811): December 12, 2008, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1811, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Snow
South Dakota Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: September 6, 2005 to October 1, 2005, Emergency Declared (EM-3234): September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-EM-3234, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
South Dakota Severe Storm, Incident Period: June 7, 2005 to June 8, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1596): July 22, 2005, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1596, Natural disaster type: Storm
South Dakota Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: February 3, 1997 to May 24, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1173): April 7, 1997, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1173, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
South Dakota Severe Winter Storms/Blizzards, Incident Period: January 3, 1997 to January 31, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1156): January 10, 1997, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1156, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Blizzard
South Dakota Severe Winter Storms, Incident Period: January 13, 1995 to February 10, 1995, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-1045): March 14, 1995, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-1045, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
South Dakota Flooding, Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 6, 1993 to September 10, 1993, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared (DR-999): July 19, 1993, FEMA Id: FEMA-DR-999, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
1 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Corson County (11) is near the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 9 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Winter Storms: 5, Storms: 4, Floods: 3, Blizzard: 1, Snow: 1, Tornado: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Carpenters (3%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)
Top executives (3%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (3%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (14%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
Germany (33%)
Japan (17%)
Other Eastern Asia (17%)
Philippines (17%)
Canada (17%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Corson County (%):
German (27%)
Irish (3%)
Norwegian (2%)
English (1%)
United States or American (1%)
Russian (1%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Means of transportation to work:
Drove a car alone: 682 (56%)
Carpooled: 137 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 15 (1%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 225 (18%)
Other means: 30 (2%)
Worked at home: 127 (10%)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
3 people in other group homes
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $30,011.
8.34% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($21,318 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
8.34%
South Dakota average:
8.40%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.36% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($12,205 average AGI)
3.98% relocated from other states ($9,114 average AGI)
Corson County:
3.98%
South Dakota average:
3.82%
Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
10.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($21,474 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
10.55%
South Dakota average:
8.34%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.55% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($10,816 average AGI)
5.00% relocated to other states ($10,658 average AGI)
Corson County:
5.00%
South Dakota average:
3.78%
Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 19.5 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 20.7
Births per 1000 population in Corson County
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.4
Deaths per 1000 population in Corson County
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.9 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 11.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Corson County
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 976 (862 aged, 114 disabled) Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 31% Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 27%
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 2084.290 Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1099.400 Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 22.9
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 22.9
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,049
In family households: 3,683 (495 male householders, 444 female householders)
512 spouses, 1,311 children (1,237 natural, 36 adopted, 38 stepchildren), 392 grandchildren, 74 brothers or sisters, 52 parents, 184 other relatives, 185 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 366 (200 male householders (177 living alone)), 121 female householders (109 living alone)), 45 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 312 2-persons, 163 3-persons, 167 4-persons, 126 5-persons, 66 6-persons, 105 7-or-more-persons.
84.7% of residents of Corson County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
12.2% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $46,997,000 ($10750 per capita) Department of Defense expenditure: $51,000 Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $12,781,000 Federal other direct payments to individuals: $6,587,000 Federal direct payments not to individuals: $7,638,000 Federal grants: $15,782,000 Federal procurement contracts: $385,000 ($4,000 Department of Defense) Federal salaries and wages: $3,824,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense) Federal Government direct loans: $750,000 Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $673,000 Federal Government insurance: $11,997,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 454
Here:
104 per 1000 residents
State:
72 per 1000 residents
Deaths: 213
Here:
49 per 1000 residents
State:
48 per 1000 residents
Net international migration: 0
Here:
0 per 1000 residents
State:
+5 per 1000 residents
Net internal migration: -42
Here:
-10 per 1000 residents
State:
-1 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Corson County
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.17 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.5
State:
6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.1
State:
4.1
Year house built
2005 or later: 4
2000 to 2004: 82
1990 to 1999: 134
1980 to 1989: 195
1970 to 1979: 336
1960 to 1969: 132
1950 to 1959: 192
1940 to 1949: 174
1939 or earlier: 335
Rooms in houses/apartments in Corson County, South Dakota
66% of Corson County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 48% lived in South Dakota.
Corson County:
66.0%
State average:
56.2%
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1818
Northeast: 9
Midwest: 2148
South: 46
West: 142
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $10,000
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9%
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Corson County
29.0 years
36.0 years
(52.1%)
(47.9%)
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