Harding County, South Dakota (SD)

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County population in July 2007: 1,180 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 387
Renter-occupied apartments: 138

% of renters here:	26%
State:	32%

Land area: 2670 sq. mi.
Water area: 7.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 0 people per square mile

(very low).

2008 cost of living index in Harding County: 75.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (54.3%), Educational,health and social services (10.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 35%
Government: 18%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 42%
Unpaid family work: 5%

Harding County, South Dakota business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Harding County, South Dakota:

White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
Hispanic (1.6%)
American Indian (1.1%)

Median resident age:	37.6 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 692	(51.1%)
Females: 661	(48.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $21,814
County population in 2003: 1,295
Jobs in 2003: 462

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Harding County,SD real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 810
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.2%

Average household size:

Harding County:	2.5 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,769 ($25,000 in 1999)

This county:	$30,769
South Dakota:	$43,424

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $282 (lower quartile is $253, upper quartile is $330)

This county:	$282
State:	$436

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $80,167 (it was $47,100 in 2000)

Harding County:	$80,167
South Dakota:	$118,700

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $50,526 - $145,826

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $272,756
Here: $272,756
State: $160,328

Townhouses or other attached units: $70,415
Here: $70,415
State: $200,700

Mobile homes: $29,746
Here: $29,746
State: $34,151

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $965
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $275

Institutionalized population: 42

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 0
Burglaries: 0
Thefts: 0
Auto thefts: 0

Harding County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Harding County South Dakota:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 86.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 11.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $744 (1.6%)

Harding County household income distribution in 2007

Harding County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	21.1%
Whole state:	13.2%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	13.0%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Harding 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.

Cities in this county include: Buffalo, Camp Crook.

Neighboring counties: Adams County, North Dakota , Carter County, Montana , Bowman County, North Dakota , Butte County , Fallon County, Montana , Perkins County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Harding County: Fox Ranch (A), G Lermeny Ranch (B), G Wammen Ranch (C), H Feist Ranch (D), H Hotchkiss Ranch (E), H Millett Ranch (F), Helms Ranch (G), Hines Spring (H), Holcomb Ranch (I), Horton Ranch (J), J Clarkson Ranch (K), J Dunn Ranch (L), Laflin Ranch (M), Latham Ranch (N), Meat Hook Ranch (O), Miller Ranch (P), Mosely Ranch (Q), Murchison (R), N Ketchum Ranch (S), Oleson Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Harding County include: Our Lady of the Prairie Church (A), Cave Hills Church (B), Immanuel Church (C), Cox Church (D), Slim Buttes Church (E), Golden Valley Church (F), Saint Johns Church (G), Saint Isadore Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery (1), Grand River Cemetery (2), Alma Cemetery (3), Gustave Cemetery (4), Old Grand River Cemetery (5), Buffalo Cemetery (6), Redig Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Cliff Pond (A), Moonshine Lake (B), High and Dry Reservoir (C), Gilbert Number Two Reservoir (D), Gilbert Number One Reservoir (E), Scarsland Lake (F), Schleichart Draw Reservoir (G), Peterson Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jerry Creek (A), Petes Creek (B), Jack Creek (C), Gallup Creek (D), Scott Creek (E), Graves Creek (F), Shaw Creek (G), Sioux Creek (H), Skull Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Harding County include: Mallula State Game Production Area (1), State Experiment Farm And Antelope Reserve (2), Slim Butte Monument (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	4.1%
South Dakota:	4.9%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 28
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 7 (0% naturalized citizens)

Harding County:	0.5%
Whole state:	1.8%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 7 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 89.8%

Harding County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 622
One, attached: 15
Two: 15
3 or 4: 6
5 to 9: 8
Mobile homes: 138

Housing units in Harding County with a mortgage: 44 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 134

Here:	24.7% with mortgage
State:	60.6% with mortgage

Religion statistics

Total adherents: 944
Total congregations: 12

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Association of Free Lutheran Congregations-Number of Adherents	United Church of Christ	Other
Adherents	364 (38.6%)	347 (36.8%)	103 (10.9%)	80 (8.5%)	50 (5.3%)
Congregations	4 (33.3%)	4 (33.3%)	103 (858.3%)	1 (8.3%)	-100 (-833.3%)

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Harding County - Buffalo, Camp Crook

Agriculture in Harding County
Average size of farms: 7507 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $137508
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $115461
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.21%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $133182
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 80.27%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.72
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.01%
All wheat for grain: 5899 harvested acres

Harding County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below South Dakota state average. It is 3.4 times below overall U.S. average.

Harding County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below South Dakota state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/3/1999 at 13:28:52, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 94.8 miles away from Harding County center
Magnitude types: local magnitude (ML)

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (64%)
Construction (7%)
Mining (6%)
Educational services (4%)
Public administration (3%)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (2%)
Truck transportation (2%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (34%)
Educational services (11%)
Public administration (9%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Health care (6%)
U. S. Postal service (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Farmers and farm managers (48%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (15%)
Other construction workers and helpers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (2%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (2%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Farmers and farm managers (23%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (57%)
Other Northern Europe (43%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Harding County (%):

German (26%)
Norwegian (24%)
United States or American (13%)
Irish (7%)
English (7%)
Swedish (4%)
Finnish (4%)

Harding County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 300 (44%)
Carpooled: 85 (13%)
Walked: 77 (11%)
Other means: 3 (0%)
Worked at home: 213 (31%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

42 people in halfway houses

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,692.

7.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($23,361 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.10%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.76% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($8,222 average AGI)
4.34% relocated from other states ($15,139 average AGI)
Harding County: 4.34%
South Dakota average: 3.82%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

5.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,033 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.99%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.40% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($14,500 average AGI)
3.59% relocated to other states ($20,533 average AGI)
Harding County: 3.59%
South Dakota average: 3.78%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Births per 1000 population in Harding County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 6.7

Deaths per 1000 population in Harding County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 0.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Harding County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 203 (184 aged, 19 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 22%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 738.920
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 574.710

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,311

In family households: 1,124 (308 male householders, 38 female householders)
305 spouses, 453 children (429 natural, 2 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 4 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 187 (94 male householders (85 living alone)), 82 female householders (80 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 42 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 155 2-persons, 69 3-persons, 64 4-persons, 36 5-persons, 18 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 165 1-person, 11 2-persons.

98.2% of residents of Harding County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $17,167,000 ($13800 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $67,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $2,500,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,334,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,821,000
Federal grants: $6,692,000
Federal procurement contracts: $657,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,164,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $206,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $65,000
Federal Government insurance: $5,157,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 64

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 52

Here:	43 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +9

Here:	+7 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -151

Here:	-124 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Harding County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.06 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.4
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 12
1995 to 1998: 21
1990 to 1994: 43
1980 to 1989: 85
1970 to 1979: 122
1960 to 1969: 82
1950 to 1959: 109
1940 to 1949: 79
1939 or earlier: 251

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Harding County, South Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 14 4 rooms: 28 5 rooms: 88 6 rooms: 74 7 rooms: 85 8 rooms: 44 9+ rooms: 54

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Harding County, South Dakota:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 26 5 rooms: 32 6 rooms: 18 7 rooms: 20 8 rooms: 12 9+ rooms: 16

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Harding County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 11 2 bedrooms: 64 3 bedrooms: 182 4 bedrooms: 88 5+ bedrooms: 42

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Harding County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 12 2 bedrooms: 42 3 bedrooms: 45 4 bedrooms: 21 5+ bedrooms: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Harding County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 2 1 vehicle: 95 2 vehicles: 89 3 vehicles: 114 4 vehicles: 47 5+ vehicles: 40

Cars and other vehicles available in Harding County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 6 1 vehicle: 42 2 vehicles: 43 3 vehicles: 22 4 vehicles: 11 5+ vehicles: 14

70% of Harding County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in South Dakota.

Harding County:	69.8%
State average:	56.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 726
Northeast: 2
Midwest: 459
South: 25
West: 131

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $9,999

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 13%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 17%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (65.6%) Electricity (14.5%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12.4%) Wood (3.9%) Utility gas (2.6%) Coal or coke (1.0%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (71.0%) Electricity (15.2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7.2%) Utility gas (5.1%) Wood (1.4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 8

Here:	3.8%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19

Here:	13.8%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 5

Here:	29.4%
South Dakota:	17.8%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Harding County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $111,000
Regular Highways: $16,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $1,161,000
Fire Protection: $298,000

General - Other: $243,000

Central Staff Services: $204,000

Natural Resources - Other: $149,000

Financial Administration: $133,000

Police Protection: $115,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $80,000

General Public Buildings: $53,000

Libraries: $40,000

Health Services - Other: $21,000

Corrections - Other: $19,000

Air Transportation: $6,000

Welfare - Other: $5,000
Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $118,000
All Other: $1,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $147,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $30,000
Property Sale Other: $20,000

General Revenue, NEC: $8,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,035,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $793,000
All Other: $522,000

Highways: $7,000
Tax - Property: $856,000
Motor Vehicle License: $293,000

NEC: $7,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $873,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Harding County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Vehicles involved in fatal accidents (per 100,000 population)

Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers (per 100,000 population)

Fatalities (per 100,000 population)

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