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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $910 (1.5%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Grant 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: Milbank
, Big Stone City
, Revillo
, Stockholm
, Strandburg
, Marvin
, Twin Brooks
, Albee
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Neighboring
counties: Big Stone County, Minnesota
, Codington County
, Day County
, Deuel County
, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota
, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota
, Roberts County
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable location: Vernon
Township Hall
(A).
Churches in Grant County include: Bethlehem
Church
(A),
Lebanon Lutheran Church
(B),
Blue Cloud Abbey
(C),
Brown Earth Church
(D),
Tabor Lutheran Church
(E),
Saint Johns Church
(F)
Cemeteries: Troy
Cemetery
(1),
Albee Cemetery
(2),
West Vernon Cemetery
(3),
Mazeppa Cemetery
(4),
Greenwood Cemetery
(5),
Antelope Valley Cemetery
(6),
Nelson Cemetery
(7)
Lakes: LaBolt
Lake
(A),
Crooked Lake
(B),
Mud Lake
(C),
Summit Lake
(D),
Pyror Slough
(E),
Albert, Lake
(F),
Myers Lake
(G),
Twin Lakes
(H)
Rivers and creeks: Mud
Creek
(A),
South Fork Whetstone River
(B),
Caine Creek
(C),
North Fork Whetstone River
(D),
Indian River
(E)
Parks in Grant County include: Troy
Lake State Public Shooting Area
(1),
Mud Lake State Public Shooting Area
(2),
Mazeppa State Public Shooting Area
(3)
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
2.7% | | South
Dakota: | 2.7% |
Current college students: 119
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 84 (65% naturalized citizens)
| Grant
County: |
1.1% | | Whole
state: | 1.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 26
- 1990
to 1994: 2
- 1985
to 1989: 10
- 1980
to 1984: 0
- 1975
to 1979: 0
- 1970
to 1974: 2
- 1970
to 1974: 0
- 1965
to 1969: 44
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Mean travel time to work: 14.3 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 84.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 2,663
- One,
attached: 18
- Two:
56
- 3
or 4: 111
- 5
to 9: 138
- 10
to 19: 98
- 20
or more: 61
- Mobile
homes: 309
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Housing units in Grant County with a mortgage: 868 (58 second mortgage, 48 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 758 Agriculture
in Grant County
Average size of farms: 639 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $149956
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $174.27
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: 52.16%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $112667
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 64.39%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $108022
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.77%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.57
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 17.45%
Corn for grain: 56516 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 28374 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 94163 harvested acres
Vegetables: 54 harvested acresGrant
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above South Dakota state average. It is 1.2 times above overall U.S. average.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (20%)
- Food
(8%)
- Construction
(8%)
- Mining
(5%)
- Truck
transportation (5%)
- Repair
and maintenance (5%)
- Educational
services (3%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (19%)
- Finance
and insurance (11%)
- Educational
services (9%)
- Accommodation
and food services (9%)
- Hardware,
plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Farmers
and farm managers (14%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
- Nursing,
psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Italy
(33%)
- Canada
(29%)
- Germany
(15%)
- Korea
(6%)
- Other
Eastern Europe (4%)
- Mexico
(4%)
- United
Kingdom (2%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Grant County:
|
- German
(52%)
- Norwegian
(16%)
- United
States or American (5%)
- Swedish
(4%)
- Irish
(4%)
- English
(4%)
- Dutch
(3%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 2,800 (75%)
- Carpooled:
430 (11%)
- Bicycle:
4 (0%)
- Walked:
139 (4%)
- Other
means: 15 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 354 (9%)
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People
in group quarters in Grant County, South Dakota
- 122
people in nursing homes
- 81
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 24
people in other group homes
- 5
people in other types of correctional institutions
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $48,016.
5.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,590 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
5.40% | | South
Dakota average: | 8.40% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.41% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($12,453 average AGI)
2.98% relocated from other states ($37,143 average AGI)
| Grant
County: |
2.98% | | South
Dakota average: | 3.82% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Codington County, SD
|
0.54% ($20,313 average AGI) |
| from
Roberts County, SD
|
0.40% ($31,333) |
| from
Big Stone County, MN
|
0.37% ($37,818) |
| from
Minnehaha County, SD
|
0.34% ($26,200) |
7.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,584 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.20% | | South
Dakota average: | 8.34% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.85% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($19,032 average AGI)
3.35% relocated to other states ($14,553 average AGI)
| Grant
County: |
3.35% | | South
Dakota average: | 3.78% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Codington County, SD
|
1.05% ($30,594 average AGI) |
| to
Minnehaha County, SD
|
0.62% ($26,474) |
| to
Roberts County, SD
|
0.53% ($56,500) |
| to
Big Stone County, MN
|
0.43% ($25,692) |
| to
Brown County, SD
|
0.39% ($23,500) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4
Births
per 1000 population in Grant County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3
Deaths
per 1000 population in Grant County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 16.6
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Grant County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,629 (1,465 aged, 164 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 7,617
- In
family households: 6,585 (1,985 male householders, 175 female householders)
1,955
spouses, 2,370 children (2,160 natural, 75 adopted, 135 stepchildren), 22 grandchildren, 28 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 3 other relatives, 34 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 1,032 (399 male householders (362 living alone)), 548 female householders (529 living alone)), 85 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 230 (132 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,003 2-persons, 462 3-persons, 407 4-persons, 205 5-persons, 67 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 891 1-person, 45 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 9 4-persons.
1,765 married couples with children.
261 single-parent households (96 men, 165 women).
97.0% of residents of Grant County speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (52% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (38% speak English very well, 62% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $58,655,000 ($7720 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,076,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $20,350,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $10,701,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,505,000
Federal grants: $7,950,000
Federal procurement contracts: $608,000 ($24,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,541,000 ($6,376,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $414,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,427,000
Federal Government insurance: $36,136,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 409
| Here: |
55 per 1000 residents | | State: | 72
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 497
| Here: |
67 per 1000 residents | | State: |
48 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +20
| Here: |
+3 per 1000 residents | | State: | +5
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -384
| Here: |
-52 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-1 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Grant County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.56 millions of gallons per day (13% from ground, 87% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
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- 1999
to March 2000: 24
- 1995
to 1998: 116
- 1990
to 1994: 124
- 1980
to 1989: 380
- 1970
to 1979: 700
- 1960
to 1969: 314
- 1950
to 1959: 316
- 1940
to 1949: 329
- 1939
or earlier: 1,153
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Grant County, South Dakota: |
- 1
room: 0
- 2
rooms: 7
- 3
rooms: 70
- 4
rooms: 198
- 5
rooms: 484
- 6
rooms: 466
- 7
rooms: 395
- 8
rooms: 334
- 9
or more rooms: 458
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Grant County, South Dakota: |
- 1
room: 13
- 2
rooms: 64
- 3
rooms: 150
- 4
rooms: 176
- 5
rooms: 130
- 6
rooms: 75
- 7
rooms: 52
- 8
rooms: 20
- 9
or more rooms: 24
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Grant County: |
- no
bedroom: 5
- 1
bedroom: 85
- 2
bedrooms: 477
- 3
bedrooms: 1,072
- 4
bedrooms: 575
- 5
or more bedrooms: 198
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Grant County: |
- no
bedroom: 25
- 1
bedroom: 196
- 2
bedrooms: 280
- 3
bedrooms: 121
- 4
bedrooms: 63
- 5
or more bedrooms: 19
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Grant County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 57
- 1
vehicle: 556
- 2
vehicles: 1,048
- 3
vehicles: 509
- 4
vehicles: 161
- 5
or more vehicles: 81
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Grant County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 135
- 1
vehicle: 347
- 2
vehicles: 134
- 3
vehicles: 65
- 4
vehicles: 9
- 5
or more vehicles: 14
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67% of Grant County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in South Dakota.
| Grant
County: |
67.3% | | State
average: |
56.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 4638
- Northeast:
36
- Midwest:
2735
- South:
134
- West:
201
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $52,000 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (35%)
- Electricity
(26%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Wood
(2%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Electricity
(45%)
- Utility
gas (27%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Wood
(2%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 71
| Here: |
7.5% | | South
Dakota: | 8.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: |
0.7% | | South
Dakota: |
5.6% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 33
| Here: |
33.0% | | South
Dakota: |
17.8% |
Grant
County government finances in 2004:
- Charges
- All Other: $233,000
Regular Highways: $46,000
- Current
Operations - Regular Highways: $1,675,000
Financial Administration: $385,000
Corrections - Other: $341,000
General - Other: $270,000
Libraries: $247,000
Police Protection: $218,000
Natural Resources - Other: $192,000
Central Staff Services: $189,000
Health Services - Other: $174,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $149,000
General Public Buildings: $135,000
Welfare - Other: $62,000
Parks & Recreation: $13,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - All Other: $21,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $1,698,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $7,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $24,250,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,886,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,647,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $23,850,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $400,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $239,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $1,765,000
General Revenue, NEC: $93,000
Property Sale Other: $54,000
Rents: $10,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,025,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $23,850,000
- State
Intergovernmental - Highways: $594,000
All Other: $38,000
General Support: $33,000
Public Welfare: $1,000
- Tax
- Property: $2,280,000
Motor Vehicle License: $170,000
NEC: $15,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $1,659,000
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