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Lyman County, South Dakota

Coordinates: 43°54′N 99°51′W / 43.90°N 99.85°W / 43.90; -99.85
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Lyman County
County
Lower Brule Indian Reservation
Lower Brule Indian Reservation
Map of South Dakota highlighting Lyman County
Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota
Map of the United States highlighting South Dakota
South Dakota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 43°54′N 99°51′W / 43.9°N 99.85°W / 43.9; -99.85
Country United States
State South Dakota
Founded1893
Named forW. P. Lyman
SeatKennebec
Largest communityLower Brule
Area
 • Total
1,707 sq mi (4,420 km2)
 • Land1,642 sq mi (4,250 km2)
 • Water65 sq mi (170 km2)  3.8%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
3,718
 • Estimate 
(2023)
3,705 Decrease
 • Density2.2/sq mi (0.84/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districtAt-large
Websitewww.lymancounty.org

Lyman County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,718.[1] Its county seat is Kennebec.[2]

Lyman County was created by the Dakota Territorial Legislature on January 8, 1873, but was not organized until May 21, 1893. Its boundaries were altered in 1891, 1897, 1898, and 1916.[3] The county was named for W. P. Lyman, a politician.[4]

History

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Lyman County was created in 1873 and organized in 1893.[3] Oacoma served as its first county seat in 1891; in 1922 the seat was transferred to Kennebec.[5]

Geography

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Lyman County is bordered on the north and east by the Missouri River, which flows southerly along its edge, and the western portion of its south line is also delineated by the White River, which then continued flowing eastward through the county's eastern area to discharge into the Missouri. Its upper central portion is drained by the Bad Horse Creek, which discharges into the Missouri near the midpoint of the county's north boundary.

The county terrain consists of rolling hills, sloping to the river drainages. Its area is largely devoted to agriculture.[6][7] The county has a total area of 1,707 square miles (4,420 km2), of which 1,642 square miles (4,250 km2) is land and 65 square miles (170 km2) (3.8%) is water.[8]

Major highways

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Transit

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Adjacent counties

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Confluence of the White and Missouri rivers at the Lyman–Brule county border, taken on July 4, 2022, from the International Space Station

Protected areas[6]

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  • Brakke State Game Production Area
  • Brye Bottom State Game Production Area
  • Bull Creek State Game Production Area
  • Carpenter State Game Production Area
  • Cedar Creek Recreation Area
  • Counselor Creek Recreation Area
  • Dude Ranch State Lakeside Use Area
  • Fate Dam State Game Production Aea
  • Fort Pierre National Grassland (part)
  • Good Soldier Creek Recreation Area
  • Iona State Game Production Area
  • Iron Nation Recreation Area
  • Lindely State Game Production Area
  • Lower Brule Recreation Area
  • Narrows Recreation Area
  • Neugebauer State Game Production Area
  • Reis Bottom State Game Production Area
  • Salzmann State Game Production Area

Lakes

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Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880124—
189023387.9%
19002,6321,029.6%
191010,848312.2%
19206,591−39.2%
19306,335−3.9%
19405,045−20.4%
19504,572−9.4%
19604,428−3.1%
19704,060−8.3%
19803,864−4.8%
19903,638−5.8%
20003,8957.1%
20103,755−3.6%
20203,718−1.0%
2023 (est.)3,705[9]−0.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[10]
1790-1960[11] 1900-1990[12]
1990-2000[13] 2010-2020[1]

2020 census

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As of the 2020 census, there were 3,718 people, 1,303 households, and 892 families residing in the county.[14] The population density was 2.3 inhabitants per square mile (0.89/km2). There were 1,546 housing units.

2010 census

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As of the 2010 census, there were 3,755 people, 1,392 households, and 967 families in the county. The population density was 2.3 inhabitants per square mile (0.89/km2). There were 1,704 housing units at an average density of 1.04 units per square mile (0.40 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 58.3% white, 38.2% American Indian, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.1% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.1% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 27.3% were German, 9.2% were Irish, 9.1% were Norwegian, and 1.0% were American.

Of the 1,392 households, 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.5% were non-families, and 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.19. The median age was 36.1 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,323 and the median income for a family was $45,045. Males had a median income of $32,760 versus $25,512 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,930. About 17.4% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.4% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

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City

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Towns

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Census-designated places

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Other unincorporated communities[6]

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Townships

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  • Bailey
  • Butte
  • Dorman
  • Fairland
  • Iona
  • Morningside
  • Oacoma
  • Pleasant
  • Pratt
  • Reliance
  • Rex
  • Rose
  • Rowe
  • Sioux
  • Stony Butte

Unorganized territories

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  • Black Dog
  • Lafayette
  • Lower Brule
  • McClure
  • Northwest Lyman
  • South Lyman

Politics

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Lyman County voters have been Republican for decades. In no national election has the county selected a Democratic Party candidate since 1964, although Jimmy Carter, Michael Dukakis, Bill Clinton, John Kerry, and Barack Obama have all managed to exceed forty percent. When Hillary Clinton ran on the Democratic ticket in 2016, she won 26 percent of the county's vote, for the lowest Democratic result since Alton B. Parker in 1904 (22 percent).

United States presidential election results for Lyman County, South Dakota[15]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2024 993 68.62% 422 29.16% 32 2.21%
2020 1,042 65.25% 525 32.87% 30 1.88%
2016 977 68.75% 369 25.97% 75 5.28%
2012 933 59.46% 605 38.56% 31 1.98%
2008 894 54.48% 710 43.27% 37 2.25%
2004 1,029 53.04% 872 44.95% 39 2.01%
2000 875 63.13% 482 34.78% 29 2.09%
1996 726 47.67% 646 42.42% 151 9.91%
1992 669 45.20% 486 32.84% 325 21.96%
1988 843 56.96% 631 42.64% 6 0.41%
1984 1,120 69.78% 478 29.78% 7 0.44%
1980 1,256 66.88% 486 25.88% 136 7.24%
1976 892 51.29% 831 47.79% 16 0.92%
1972 1,166 59.98% 774 39.81% 4 0.21%
1968 1,063 57.87% 643 35.00% 131 7.13%
1964 862 44.92% 1,057 55.08% 0 0.00%
1960 1,166 57.78% 852 42.22% 0 0.00%
1956 1,151 56.87% 873 43.13% 0 0.00%
1952 1,561 70.09% 666 29.91% 0 0.00%
1948 993 51.94% 904 47.28% 15 0.78%
1944 867 57.92% 630 42.08% 0 0.00%
1940 1,409 56.05% 1,105 43.95% 0 0.00%
1936 1,090 44.67% 1,321 54.14% 29 1.19%
1932 811 29.71% 1,879 68.83% 40 1.47%
1928 1,488 54.75% 1,222 44.96% 8 0.29%
1924 1,061 44.30% 387 16.16% 947 39.54%
1920 1,050 59.63% 463 26.29% 248 14.08%
1916 981 45.65% 1,052 48.95% 116 5.40%
1912 0 0.00% 766 39.79% 1,159 60.21%
1908 1,524 53.12% 1,183 41.23% 162 5.65%
1904 986 73.53% 306 22.82% 49 3.65%
1900 429 66.61% 210 32.61% 5 0.78%
1896 114 59.07% 78 40.41% 1 0.52%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Individual County Chronologies/Lyman County (accessed February 5, 2019)
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. US Government Printing Office. p. 192.
  5. ^ Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 994. ISBN 978-1135948597. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
  6. ^ a b c "Lyman County · South Dakota". Google Maps. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  7. ^ ""Find an Altitude" Google Maps (accessed February 5, 2019)". Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  8. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  9. ^ "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023". Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  10. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  11. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  12. ^ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  13. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  14. ^ "US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  15. ^ Leip, David. "Atlas of US Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
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