Onida, South Dakota
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Onida is a city in Sully County
Sully County, South Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,556 people, 630 households, and 442 families residing in the County. The population density was 2 people per square mile . There were 844 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile...

, South Dakota
South Dakota
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, United States
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. The population was 658 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat
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 of Sully County
Sully County, South Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,556 people, 630 households, and 442 families residing in the County. The population density was 2 people per square mile . There were 844 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile...

.

Geography

Onida is located at 44°42′21"N 100°4′1"W (44.705939, -100.066851).

According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.

Onida has been assigned the ZIP code
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 57564 and the FIPS place code 47180.

Demographics

As of the census
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of 2000, there were 740 people, 299 households, and 200 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density
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 was 1,165.9 people per square mile (453.5/km²). There were 329 housing units at an average density of 518.3 per square mile (201.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.51% White, 0.54% Native American, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population.

There were 299 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $35,750, and the median income for a family was $44,583. Males had a median income of $27,692 versus $22,266 for females. The per capita income
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 for the city was $19,340. About 5.0% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

  • Curt Byrum
    Curt Byrum
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     is an American
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     professional golfer
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     who has played on the PGA Tour
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     and the Nationwide Tour
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    .
  • Brother Tom Byrum
    Tom Byrum
    Thomas Elliott Byrum is an American professional golfer.Byrum was born in Onida, South Dakota. He attended the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University before turning professional in 1984. He has played over five hundred events on the PGA Tour, his sole victory coming at the 1989...

     is also an American
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     professional golfer
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    , who has also played on the PGA Tour
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    .
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