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Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,566 (1.8%)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lawrence County is $416 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $512 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $713 a month.
Cities in this county include: Spearfish
, Lead
, North Spearfish
, Deadwood
, Whitewood
, Central City
.
Neighboring
counties: Crook County, Wyoming
, Butte County
, Weston County, Wyoming
, Meade County
, Pennington County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Lawrence County: French
Ranch
(A),
Gudat Ranch
(B),
Hanna Campground
(C),
Hardy Guard Station
(D),
Harvey Ranch
(E),
J Miller Ranch
(F),
Juso Ranch
(G),
Lap Circle Ranch
(H),
McInerny Ranch
(I),
McKay Summer Homes
(J),
McNenny Fish Hatchery
(K),
Melcher Ranch
(L),
Miller Ranch
(M),
Little Spearfish Guard Station
(N),
Black Fox Campground
(O),
Black Fox Summer Homes
(P),
Nemo Work Center
(Q),
Box Elder Forks Campground
(R),
Boxelder Camp
(S),
Boxelder Civilian Conservation Center
(T)
Church in Lawrence County: Dane
Church
(A).
Cemeteries: Ward
Cemetery
(1),
Anderson Cemetery
(2),
Mountain Meadow Cemetery
(3),
Oak Ridge Cemetery
(4),
Bear Gulch Cemetery
(5),
Saint Onge Cemetery
(6),
Englewood Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Crooks
Lake
(A),
Clayton Pond
(B),
Mud Lake
(C),
Woodville Lake
(D),
Cox Lake
(E),
Reausaw Lake
(F),
Red Lake
(G),
Dry Lake
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jim
Creek
(A),
Iron Creek
(B),
South Boxelder Creek
(C),
Spearfish Creek
(D),
Fantail Creek
(E),
Squaw Creek
(F),
Estes Creek
(G),
Strawberry Creek
(H),
Hay Creek
(I)
Park in Lawrence County: State
Wildlife Management Area
(1).
Post office: Camp
Galena Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
2.6% | | South
Dakota: | 2.7% |
Current college students: 2,245
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
Number of foreign born residents: 266 (50% naturalized citizens)
| Lawrence
County: |
1.2% | | Whole
state: | 1.8% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 22
- 1990
to 1994: 81
- 1985
to 1989: 23
- 1980
to 1984: 15
- 1975
to 1979: 30
- 1970
to 1974: 14
- 1970
to 1974: 18
- 1965
to 1969: 63
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Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 6,044
- One,
attached: 272
- Two:
400
- 3
or 4: 547
- 5
to 9: 403
- 10
to 19: 402
- 20
or more: 666
- Mobile
homes: 1,677
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 16
Housing units in Lawrence County with a mortgage: 2,217 (271 second mortgage, 208 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,441 Agriculture
in Lawrence County
Average size of farms: 589 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $41804
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $55.64
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 90.05%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $39303
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.69%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 22.84%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $38251
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.77%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 9.14
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 2.78%
Vegetables: 22 harvested acresLawrence
County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near South Dakota state average. It is 1.0 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 6/28/1972, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(12%)
- Accommodation
and food services (12%)
- Mining
(9%)
- Arts,
entertainment, and recreation (7%)
- Agriculture,
forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Educational
services (7%)
- Health
care (6%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Accommodation
and food services (18%)
- Educational
services (15%)
- Health
care (14%)
- Arts,
entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Food
and beverage stores (4%)
- Social
assistance (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males |
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks
and food preparation workers (4%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Vehicle
and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Waiters
and waitresses (7%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Cashiers
(5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Mexico
(16%)
- Canada
(16%)
- Germany
(12%)
- Poland
(12%)
- Romania
(6%)
- Philippines
(5%)
- Other
Eastern Europe (4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Lawrence County:
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- German
(36%)
- Norwegian
(12%)
- English
(9%)
- Irish
(8%)
- United
States or American (5%)
- Swedish
(3%)
- French
(except Basque) (2%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 8,020 (78%)
- Carpooled:
1,188 (12%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 19 (0%)
- Streetcar
or trolley car: 1 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
3 (0%)
- Bicycle:
10 (0%)
- Walked:
642 (6%)
- Other
means: 37 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 405 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Lawrence County, South Dakota
- 607
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 206
people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 193
people in nursing homes
- 67
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 22
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 15
people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 12
people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 12
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 7
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 6
people in religious group quarters
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,412.
10.66% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,839 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
10.66% | | South
Dakota average: |
8.40% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.94% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($12,841 average AGI)
5.72% relocated from other states ($19,999 average AGI)
| Lawrence
County: |
5.72% | | South
Dakota average: |
3.82% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Pennington County, SD
|
1.07% ($33,474 average AGI) |
| from
Butte County, SD
|
1.01% ($27,889) |
| from
Meade County, SD
|
0.91% ($21,062) |
| from
Campbell County, WY
|
0.29% ($33,692) |
| from
Minnehaha County, SD
|
0.20% ($35,389) |
| from
Maricopa County, AZ
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0.18% ($21,438) |
| from
Crook County, WY
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0.17% ($29,400) |
10.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,072 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
10.25% | | South
Dakota average: |
8.34% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.95% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($12,338 average AGI)
5.30% relocated to other states ($15,734 average AGI)
| Lawrence
County: |
5.30% | | South
Dakota average: |
3.78% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Pennington County, SD
|
1.54% ($29,662 average AGI) |
| to
Butte County, SD
|
1.09% ($21,531) |
| to
Meade County, SD
|
0.94% ($27,277) |
| to
Campbell County, WY
|
0.35% ($30,710) |
| to
Minnehaha County, SD
|
0.24% ($25,190) |
| to
Maricopa County, AZ
|
0.17% ($54,333) |
| to
Crook County, WY
|
0.17% ($39,133) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.7
Births
per 1000 population in Lawrence County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Lawrence County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.3
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Lawrence County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,725 (3,207 aged, 518 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 20,651
- In
family households: 16,543 (4,486 male householders, 1,101 female householders)
4,546
spouses, 5,602 children (5,019 natural, 154 adopted, 429 stepchildren), 128 grandchildren, 133 brothers or sisters, 56 parents, 105 other relatives, 386 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 4,108 (1,477 male householders (1,101 living alone)), 1,807 female householders (1,515 living alone)), 824 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 1,151 (270 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,754 2-persons, 1,207 3-persons, 1,013 4-persons, 433 5-persons, 137 6-persons, 43 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,616 1-person, 555 2-persons, 83 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.
3,482 married couples with children.
1,114 single-parent households (269 men, 845 women).
95.7% of residents of Lawrence County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $127,950,000 ($5738 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $11,636,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $62,657,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $24,302,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $141,000
Federal grants: $21,523,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,992,000 ($489,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $15,334,000 ($6,607,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,896,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,069,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,347,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,226
| Here: |
55 per 1000 residents | | State: | 72
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,023
| Here: |
46 per 1000 residents | | State: | 48
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +10
| Here: |
+0 per 1000 residents | | State: | +5
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +424
| Here: |
+19 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-1 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Lawrence County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.40 millions of gallons per day (51% from ground, 49% 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: 179
- 1995
to 1998: 892
- 1990
to 1994: 1,036
- 1980
to 1989: 1,425
- 1970
to 1979: 2,053
- 1960
to 1969: 886
- 1950
to 1959: 932
- 1940
to 1949: 511
- 1939
or earlier: 2,513
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Lawrence County, South Dakota: |
- 1
room: 15
- 2
rooms: 69
- 3
rooms: 179
- 4
rooms: 732
- 5
rooms: 1,191
- 6
rooms: 1,137
- 7
rooms: 858
- 8
rooms: 757
- 9
or more rooms: 817
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Lawrence County, South Dakota: |
- 1
room: 84
- 2
rooms: 449
- 3
rooms: 621
- 4
rooms: 968
- 5
rooms: 513
- 6
rooms: 253
- 7
rooms: 128
- 8
rooms: 59
- 9
or more rooms: 51
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lawrence County: |
- no
bedroom: 25
- 1
bedroom: 187
- 2
bedrooms: 1,327
- 3
bedrooms: 2,856
- 4
bedrooms: 984
- 5
or more bedrooms: 376
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Lawrence County: |
- no
bedroom: 106
- 1
bedroom: 942
- 2
bedrooms: 1,395
- 3
bedrooms: 531
- 4
bedrooms: 131
- 5
or more bedrooms: 21
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Lawrence County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 137
- 1
vehicle: 1,197
- 2
vehicles: 2,351
- 3
vehicles: 1,370
- 4
vehicles: 508
- 5
or more vehicles: 192
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Lawrence County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 309
- 1
vehicle: 1,546
- 2
vehicles: 935
- 3
vehicles: 242
- 4
vehicles: 54
- 5
or more vehicles: 40
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49% of Lawrence County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in South Dakota.
| Lawrence
County: |
48.8% | | State
average: | 56.2% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 13769
- Northeast:
293
- Midwest:
4116
- South:
586
- West:
2694
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $81,300 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
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- Utility
gas (65%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (13%)
- Electricity
(13%)
- Wood
(8%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Utility
gas (49%)
- Electricity
(39%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (6%)
- Wood
(2%)
- Other
fuel (2%)
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 107
| Here: |
4.4% | | South
Dakota: | 8.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 81
| Here: |
5.6% | | South
Dakota: |
5.6% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 85
| Here: |
4.1% | | South
Dakota: | 17.8% |
Lawrence
County government finances in 2004:
-
Charges - Air Transportation: $33,000
- Charges
- All Other: $556,000
- Current
Operations - Police Protection: $1,318,000
Regular Highways: $757,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $699,000
Financial Administration: $664,000
General - Other: $592,000
Libraries: $375,000
Central Staff Services: $271,000
Natural Resources - Other: $170,000
Corrections - Other: $119,000
General Public Buildings: $118,000
Air Transportation: $40,000
Health Services - Other: $18,000
Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $12,000
- Federal
Intergovernmental - General Support: $538,000
All Other: $7,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $1,371,000
- Intergovernmental
to Local NEC - Health: $18,000
Natural Resources: $2,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $7,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $19,385,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,525,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,345,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $19,185,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $200,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $180,000
- Miscellaneous
- Interest Earnings: $1,632,000
General Revenue, NEC: $174,000
Property Sale Other: $17,000
- Other
Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $110,000
Judicial: $21,000
Natural Resource - Other: $21,000
Financial Administration: $18,000
Fire Protection: $14,000
Central Staff: $5,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,433,000
- Sinking
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $19,185,000
- State
Intergovernmental - General Support: $839,000
All Other: $84,000
- Tax
- Property: $6,019,000
NEC: $115,000
Public Utilities: $95,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $3,717,000
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