Английская Википедия:Brookings County, South Dakota
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Brookings County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,375,[1] making it the fifth-most populous county in South Dakota. Its county seat is Brookings.[2] The county was created in 1862 and organized in 1871.[3]
Brookings County comprises the Brookings, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The county was organized July 3, 1871, and was named for Wilmot Wood Brookings (1830-1905), a politician and pioneer of southeastern South Dakota. Medary was the first county seat, from 1871 to 1879, when it was moved to the city of Brookings.
Geography
Brookings County is on the east side of South Dakota. Its east boundary line abuts the west boundary line of the state of Minnesota. The Big Sioux River flows south-southeastward through the east central part of the county; its point of entry into Moody County marks Brookings County's lowest elevation: Шаблон:Convert ASL.[4]
The county terrain consists of sloped flatlands, marked by numerous lakes and ponds especially in the western part. The area is largely devoted to agricultural use.[5] The county has a total area of Шаблон:Convert, of which Шаблон:Convert is land and Шаблон:Convert (1.6%) is water.[6]
Major highways
- Файл:US 14.svg U.S. Highway 14 Bypass
- Файл:US 81.svg U.S. Highway 81
- Файл:SD 13.svg South Dakota Highway 13
- Файл:SD 30.svg South Dakota Highway 30
- Файл:SD 324.svg South Dakota Highway 324
Airports
Transit
Adjacent counties
- Deuel County – north
- Lincoln County, Minnesota – east
- Pipestone County, Minnesota – southeast
- Moody County – south
- Lake County – southwest
- Kingsbury County – west
- Hamlin County – northwest
Lakes
- Brush Lake
- Johnson Lake
- Lake Campbell
- Lake Goldsmith
- Lake Hendricks (partial)
- Lake Poinsett
- Lake Sinai
- Lake Tetonkaha
- Oak Lake[7]
- Oakwood Lake
Protected areas
- Aurora Prairie Nature Preserve[8]
- Black Slough State Game Production Area
- Brookings County State Game Production Area
- Brookings Prairie Park[9]
- Dakota Nature Park[10]
- Deer Creek State Game Production Area
- Kvernmoe Slough State Game Production Area
- Lake Hendricks State Lakeside Use Area
- Lake Poinsett State Recreation Area
- Mehegan State Game Production Area
- Moe Slough State game Production Area
- Nelson State Game Production Area
- Oak Lake State Game Production Area
- Oakwood Lake State Game Production Area
- Oakwood Lakes State Park
Demographics
2020 census
As of the census of 2020, there were 34,375 people.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 31,965 people, 12,029 households, and 6,623 families in the county. The population density was Шаблон:Convert. There were 13,137 housing units at an average density of Шаблон:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 93.2% white, 2.7% Asian, 0.9% American Indian, 0.8% black or African American, 0.9% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.0% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 47.9% were German, 24.3% were Norwegian, 11.9% were Irish, 6.9% were English, 6.1% were Dutch, and 2.0% were American.
Of the 12,029 households, 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.6% were married couples living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 44.9% were non-families, and 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.93. The median age was 26.3 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $45,134 and the median income for a family was $63,338. Males had a median income of $40,425 versus $30,023 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,995. About 5.9% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.
Communities
Cities
Towns
Census-designated places
Unincorporated communities
Townships
- Afton
- Alton
- Argo
- Aurora
- Bangor
- Brookings
- Elkton
- Eureka
- Lake Hendricks
- Lake Sinai
- Laketon
- Medary
- Oaklake
- Oakwood
- Oslo
- Parnell
- Preston
- Richland
- Sherman
- Sterling
- Trenton
- Volga
- Winsor
Politics
Typical of the Great Plains, Brookings County voters are reliably Republican, even for a county with politics influenced by a college town. In only two national elections since 1932 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate. Despite being reliably Republican territory, no Republican has taken over 60% of the vote since Ronald Reagan in 1984. Шаблон:PresHead Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresFoot
See also
References
External links
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- ↑ Brookings County SD Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)
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- ↑ Oak Lake, Brookings County, SD Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)
- ↑ Aurora Prairie Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)
- ↑ Brookings Prairie Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)
- ↑ Dakota Nature Park Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)
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