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Hughes County
	Hughes County, South Dakota
	; Location in the state of South Dakota
	; South Dakota's location in the U.S.
Seat	Pierre
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 800 sq mi (2,073 km²); 741 sq mi (1,919 km²); 59 sq mi (154 km²), 7.42%
Population; - (2000); - Density	; 16,481; 22/sq mi (9/km²)
Founded	information needed
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5

Hughes County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population was 16,481. Its county seat is Pierre.^[1]

Hughes County is part of the Pierre, South Dakota, Micropolitan Statistical Area.

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 800 square miles (2,073 km²), of which, 741 square miles (1,919 km²) of it is land and 59 square miles (154 km²) of it (7.42%) is water.

[edit] Townships

The county is divided into two townships: Raber and Valley; and three areas of unorganized territory: West Hughes, North Hughes, and Crow Creek.

[edit] Major highways

[edit] Adjacent counties

Sully County, South Dakota - north
Hyde County, South Dakota - east
Lyman County, South Dakota - south and southeast
Stanley County, South Dakota - south and west

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	3,684	—
1910	6,271	70.2%
1920	5,711	−8.9%
1930	7,009	22.7%
1940	6,624	−5.5%
1950	8,111	22.4%
1960	12,725	56.9%
1970	11,632	−8.6%
1980	14,220	22.2%
1990	14,817	4.2%
2000	16,481	11.2%
Est. 2008	16,746	1.6%

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 16,481 people, 6,512 households, and 4,310 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 7,055 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.91% White, 0.19% Black or African American, 8.70% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 1.47% from two or more races. 1.22% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,512 households out of which 33.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.00% were married couples living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.80% were non-families. 29.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.80% under the age of 18, 6.20% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 23.70% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 92.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,970, and the median income for a family was $51,235. Males had a median income of $32,228 versus $22,656 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,689. About 6.00% of families and 8.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.80% of those under age 18 and 10.90% of those age 65 or over.