The Aberdeen Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties in South Dakota

South Dakota

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, anchored by the city of Aberdeen

Aberdeen, South Dakota

Aberdeen is a city in and the county seat of Brown County, South Dakota, United States, about 125 mi northeast of Pierre. Settled in 1880, it was incorporated in 1882. The city population was 26,091 at the 2010 census. The American News is the local newspaper...

. As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the μSA had a population of 39,827 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 39,139).

Communities

• Places with more than 30,000 inhabitants
  • Aberdeen
    Aberdeen, South Dakota
    Aberdeen is a city in and the county seat of Brown County, South Dakota, United States, about 125 mi northeast of Pierre. Settled in 1880, it was incorporated in 1882. The city population was 26,091 at the 2010 census. The American News is the local newspaper...
    
     (Principal city)

• Places with 500 to 1,500 inhabitants
  • Bowdle
    Bowdle, South Dakota
    Bowdle is a city in Edmunds County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 502 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Bowdle is located at ....
    
    
  • Groton
    Groton, South Dakota
    Groton is a city in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,458 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Groton is located at ....
    
    
  • Ipswich
    Ipswich, South Dakota
    Ipswich is a city in Edmunds County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 954 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Edmunds County.-Geography:Ipswich is located at ....
    
    

• Places with 250 to 500 inhabitants
  • Frederick
    Frederick, South Dakota
    Frederick is a town in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 199 at the 2010 census. Home to the annual Frederick Finn Fest, the town is part of the Aberdeen Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
    
    
  • Hecla
    Hecla, South Dakota
    Hecla is a city in Brown County, South Dakota, United States, located only a few miles south of the North Dakota border. The population was 227 at the 2010 census...
    
    
  • Hosmer
    Hosmer, South Dakota
    Hosmer is a city in Edmunds County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 208 at the 2010 census.Hosmer was founded by Russian citizens of German descent. They settled shortly after the townsite of Hosmer was platted by a surveyor for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad....
    
    
  • Roscoe
    Roscoe, South Dakota
    Roscoe is a city in Edmunds County, South Dakota in the United States. The population was 329 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Roscoe is located at ....
    
    
  • Warner
    Warner, South Dakota
    Warner is a town in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 457 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Warner is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
    
    

• Places with less than 250 inhabitants
  • Claremont
    Claremont, South Dakota
    Claremont is a town in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 127 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Claremont is located at ....
    
    
  • Columbia
    Columbia, South Dakota
    Columbia is a city in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 136 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Columbia is located at ....
    
    
  • Stratford
    Stratford, South Dakota
    Stratford is a town in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 72 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Stratford is located at ....
    
    
  • Verdon
    Verdon, South Dakota
    Verdon is a town in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 5 at the 2010 census.- Geography :Verdon is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
    
    
  • Westport
    Westport, South Dakota
    Westport is a town in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 133 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Westport is located at ....
    
    

• Unincorporated places
  • Barnard
    Barnard, South Dakota
    Barnard is an unincorporated community in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. Although not tracked by the Census Bureau, Barnard has been assigned the ZIP Code of 57426....
    
    
  • Bath
    Bath, South Dakota
    Bath is an unincorporated community in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. Although not tracked by the Census Bureau, Bath has been assigned the ZIP code of 57427....
    
    
  • Beebe
  • Craven
  • Ferney
    Ferney, South Dakota
    Ferney is an unincorporated community in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. Although not tracked by the Census Bureau, Ferney has been assigned the ZIP code of 57439....
    
    
  • Gretna
  • Houghton
    Houghton, South Dakota
    Houghton is an unincorporated community in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. Although not tracked by the Census Bureau, Houghton has been assigned the ZIP code of 57449.-Notable natives:...
    
    
  • Huffton
  • James
  • Loyalton
  • Mansfield
    Mansfield, South Dakota
    Mansfield is an unincorporated community in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 93 according to the 2010 census. Located just west of highway 281, it is approximately 18 miles south of Aberdeen, the third largest city in South Dakota. The James River Valley near which...
    
    
  • Mina
  • Ordway
  • Powell
  • Randolph
  • Richmond

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 39,827 people, 16,319 households, and 10,534 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 95.88% White, 0.26% African American, 2.45% Native American, 0.37% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.

The median income for a household in the μSA was $33,611, and the median income for a family was $40,981. Males had a median income of $28,101 versus $19,263 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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for the μSA was $17,307.