Batesland, South Dakota
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Batesland is a town in Shannon County
, South Dakota
, United States
. The population was 108 at the 2010 census.
, who was awarded the government contract to survey Pine Ridge Reservation by the late Richard Hughes of Rapid City, then United States Surveyor General. The first lots sold were on Jan. 8, 1923, to E.J. Tellifero, who erected the first building on the town site that year and opened a store. He was the first postmaster and conducted the affairs of the office in his store building. The original town site covered 80 acres (323,748.8 m²). The streets running east and west were numbered from one to four consecutively beginning at U.S. Route 18
on the north. The streets running north and south were named, beginning with the section line, Ash, Beech, Cedar, and Dakota. In 1929 the first addition to Batesland was surveyed and platted. This was laid out by William Weaver, and called Weavers’ Addition to Batesland. The addition joined the original town site on the east.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the town has a total area of 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²), all of it land.
Batesland has been assigned the ZIP code
57716, and the FIPS place code 03860.
of 2000, there were 88 people, 30 households, and 24 families residing in the town. The population density
was 1,136.7 people per square mile (424.7/km²). There were 34 housing units at an average density of 439.2 per square mile (164.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 13.64% White and 86.36% Native American.
There were 30 households out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.7% were married couples
living together, 23.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the town the population was spread out with 35.2% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $32,250, and the median income for a family was $27,500. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income
for the town was $13,735. There were 45.8% of families and 39.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including 39.4% of under eighteens and 100.0% of those over 64.
Shannon County, South Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,466 people, 2,785 households, and 2,353 families residing in the county. The population density was 6 people per square mile . There were 3,123 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile...
, South Dakota
South Dakota
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 108 at the 2010 census.
History
The survey of the town site of Batesland was made in the year of 1920 by Paul E. Brown, Deputy State surveyor of South Dakota, at the instance of A.L. Krause and O.C. Anderson, founders of the town. The plat of the town and the certificate and dedication was filed for record in the register of deeds office at Hot Springs on August 18, 1922. The town was named in honor of Charles H. Bates of YanktonYankton, South Dakota
Yankton is a city in, and the county seat of, Yankton County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 14,454 at the 2010 census. Yankton was the original capital of Dakota Territory. It is named for the Yankton tribe of Nakota Native Americans...
, who was awarded the government contract to survey Pine Ridge Reservation by the late Richard Hughes of Rapid City, then United States Surveyor General. The first lots sold were on Jan. 8, 1923, to E.J. Tellifero, who erected the first building on the town site that year and opened a store. He was the first postmaster and conducted the affairs of the office in his store building. The original town site covered 80 acres (323,748.8 m²). The streets running east and west were numbered from one to four consecutively beginning at U.S. Route 18
U.S. Route 18
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on the north. The streets running north and south were named, beginning with the section line, Ash, Beech, Cedar, and Dakota. In 1929 the first addition to Batesland was surveyed and platted. This was laid out by William Weaver, and called Weavers’ Addition to Batesland. The addition joined the original town site on the east.
Geography
Batesland is located at 43°7′40"N 102°6′6"W (43.127654, -102.101734).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the town has a total area of 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²), all of it land.
Batesland has been assigned the ZIP code
ZIP Code
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57716, and the FIPS place code 03860.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 88 people, 30 households, and 24 families residing in the town. The population density
Population density
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was 1,136.7 people per square mile (424.7/km²). There were 34 housing units at an average density of 439.2 per square mile (164.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 13.64% White and 86.36% Native American.
There were 30 households out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.7% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 23.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the town the population was spread out with 35.2% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 104.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $32,250, and the median income for a family was $27,500. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the town was $13,735. There were 45.8% of families and 39.2% of the population living below the poverty line, including 39.4% of under eighteens and 100.0% of those over 64.