Humboldt is a town in
Minnehaha CountyMinnehaha County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the population was 163,281, making it the most populous county in South Dakota. Its county seat is Sioux Falls...
,
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,
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. The population was 521 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Humboldt is located at (43.644933, -97.074320).
According to the
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, the town has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.
Humboldt has been assigned the
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57035 and the FIPS place code 30900.
Lost LakeLost Lake is located in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States. The lake lies north of Humboldt.-History:Lost Lake was given its name; because, the surrounding hills hid the lake so well. The hills rendered the lake virtually invisible until the shores were reached....
lies 2 miles North of the town.
Demographics
As of the
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of 2000, there were 521 people, 200 households, and 148 families residing in the town. The
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was 831.0 people per square mile (319.3/km²). There were 210 housing units at an average density of 335.0/sq mi (128.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.74% White, 1.73% Native American, 0.58% Asian, 0.19% from
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, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.19% of the population.
There were 200 households out of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were
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living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were non-families. 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the town the population was spread out with 31.7% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 15.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 98.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $39,250, and the median income for a family was $45,000. Males had a median income of $27,426 versus $22,083 for females. The
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for the town was $16,455. About 5.8% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.
Notable residents
- Karl Mundt
Karl Earl Mundt was an American educator and a Republican member of the United States Congress, representing South Dakota in the United States House of Representatives from 1938 to 1948 and in the United States Senate from 1948 to 1973.-Biography:Born in Humboldt, South Dakota, Mundt attended...
, United States Congressman and Senator, was born in Humboldt and spent part of his childhood there.
- Larry Pressler, United States Congressman and Senator, was born in Humboldt and attended elementary and high school there.http://www.larrypressler.com/biography.html
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