Mazeppa Township, Grant County, South Dakota

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Mazeppa Township is located in Grant County, State of South Dakota, United States. The population consists of 9 people according to the 2000 census. 47% of the inhabitants of the village of Mazeppa are of German, 11% of Irish, and the rest of Norwegian and English origin. [1] was named in honor of Hetman Ivan Mazepa.[ citation needed ]

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History

Karl Korth, considered to be the founder of the village of Mazeppa Carl Korth Mazeppa.jpg
Karl Korth, considered to be the founder of the village of Mazeppa

The establishment of Mazeppa Township has been attributed to a German immigrant couple, Carl and Ernestina Korth, who set up a homestead in Grant County in 1885 after living for seven years in Canada. [2] [ clarification needed ] They seem to have been locally known as Charles and Ernestine Kors.[ citation needed ]

Geography

The township has a total area of 134.075 km ². South Dakota highway number 81 is the main road for its residents.

Population

As of 2000 there were 79 residents, employed in agricultural production. [1]

Population density - 0.59 persons per square kilometer. Men - 53.16%, female - 46.84%. The racial makeup of the city - white. The age structure of population: 0–9 years - 20.25%, 10-19 - 2.53%, 20–29 years - 16.46%, 30–39 years - 16.46%, 40–49 years - 11.39%, 50–59 years - 6.33%, 60–69 years - 12.66%, the years 70-79 - 10.13%. [3]

Education

Sixteen percent of Mazeppa's residents aged 25 and older have a bachelor's degree or have graduated from college.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Profile for Mazeppa, South Dakota, SD". Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Carl Korth
  3. "Mazeppa township, South Dakota Demographics Data". Town Charts. Archived from the original on March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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