Miner County, South Dakota (SD)

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% of renters here:	24%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (19.8%), Manufacturing (14.6%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Miner County, South Dakota:

Median resident age:	42.5 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 1,439	(49.9%)
Females: 1,445	(50.1%)

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Miner County:	2.3 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

This county:	$36,331
South Dakota:	$43,424

This county:	$281
State:	$436

Miner County:	$54,126
South Dakota:	$118,700

Detached houses: $91,622

Here:	$91,622
State:	$160,328

Townhouses or other attached units: $117,377

Here:	$117,377
State:	$200,700

In 2-unit structures: $96,852

Here:	$96,852
State:	$184,406

Mobile homes: $28,160

Here:	$28,160
State:	$34,151

This county:	11.8%
Whole state:	13.2%

This county:	5.2%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Miner County is $377 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $654 a month.

Cities in this county include: Howard, Carthage, Canova, Roswell, Vilas.

Neighboring counties: Hanson County , Kingsbury County , Lake County , McCook County , Sanborn County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable location: Rosewell Townhall (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Miner County include: Belleview Church (A), Beulah Church (B), Union Church (C), Glen View Church (D), Saint Anthonys Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Graceland Cemetery (1), Fedora Cemetery (2), Morgans Cemetery (3), Pleasant View Cemetery (4), Prairie Flower Cemetery (5), Roswell Cemetery (6), Sacred Heart Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Wombacker Slough (A), Glee Lake (B), McCart Slough (C), Horseshoe, The (D), Otter Lake (E), Morris Lake (F), Bitter Lake (G), Stone House Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Creek: Pooley Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map Parks in Miner County include: Burke Slough State Public Shooting Area (1), Bitter Lake State Public Shooting Area (2), Morris Lake State Public Shooting Area (3), Twin Lakes State Public Shooting Area (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	7.3%
South Dakota:	4.9%

Current college students: 40
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 11 (100% naturalized citizens)

Miner County:	0.4%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 17.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,221
• One, attached: 16
• Two: 13
• 3 or 4: 41
• 5 to 9: 32
• 10 to 19: 3
• 20 or more: 12
• Mobile homes: 70

Housing units in Miner County with a mortgage: 184 (10 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 358

Here:	33.9% with mortgage
State:	60.6% with mortgage

Miner County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above South Dakota state average. It is 3.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/15/1962, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people

Miner County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above South Dakota state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 90.8 miles away from Miner County center
On 10/25/1990 at 06:25:25, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 46.2 miles away from the county center
On 11/21/2003 at 01:09:11, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 60.6 miles away from the county center
On 10/19/2005 at 02:43:46, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 4.9 miles away from Miner County center
On 7/26/2002 at 08:32:17, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 38.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 938 (68%) Carpooled: 140 (10%) Bicycle: 2 (0%) Walked: 87 (6%) Other means: 8 (1%) Worked at home: 210 (15%)

5.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,078 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.48%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.65% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($18,961 average AGI)
1.83% relocated from other states ($12,118 average AGI)

Miner County:	1.83%
South Dakota average:	3.82%

from Minnehaha County, SD

1.18% ($22,000 average AGI)

7.07% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,493 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.07%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.60% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($22,821 average AGI)
1.48% relocated to other states ($7,657 average AGI)

Miner County:	1.48%
South Dakota average:	3.78%

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 15.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 2.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 0.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 661 (615 aged, 46 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 2,378 (678 male householders, 124 female householders)

  689 spouses, 837 children (788 natural, 26 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 2 other relatives, 16 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 451 (216 male householders (201 living alone)), 202 female householders (188 living alone)), 33 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 55 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 428 2-persons, 132 3-persons, 127 4-persons, 73 5-persons, 38 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 389 1-person, 27 2-persons, 2 3-persons.

95.3% of residents of Miner County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (42% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $27,253,000 ($10390 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $89,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $7,273,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $5,118,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,793,000
Federal grants: $6,843,000
Federal procurement contracts: $219,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,007,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,291,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,701,000
Federal Government insurance: $27,521,000

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

Here:	74 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Here:	-94 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.02 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	6.7
State:	6.3

Here:	5.3
State:	4.1

71% of Miner County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in South Dakota.

Miner County:	71.2%
State average:	56.2%

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

• This state: 2485
• Northeast: 7
• Midwest: 299
• South: 23
• West: 51

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

Here:	2.0%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Here:	0.4%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Here:	7.1%
South Dakota:	17.8%

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