Moody County, South Dakota

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Moody County
County
Map of South Dakota highlighting Moody County.svg
Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota
South Dakota in United States.svg
South Dakota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 44°01′N96°40′W / 44.02°N 96.67°W / 44.02; -96.67
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
StateFlag of South Dakota.svg  South Dakota
Founded1873
Named for Gideon C. Moody
Seat Flandreau
Largest cityFlandreau
Area
 • Total
521 sq mi (1,350 km2)
 • Land519 sq mi (1,340 km2)
 • Water1.4 sq mi (4 km2)  0.3%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
6,336
 • Estimate 
(2023)
6,450 Increase2.svg
 • Density12/sq mi (4.7/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district At-large
Website www.moodycounty.net

Moody County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota, United States. The population was 6,336 at the 2020 census. [1] Its county seat is Flandreau. [2] The county is named for Gideon C. Moody. [3]

Contents

Geography

Moody County lies on the east side of South Dakota. Its east boundary line abuts the west boundary line of the state of Minnesota. The Big Sioux River flows southerly through the center of the county. Its terrain consists of rolling hills, devoted to agriculture, with lakes in the western portion. [4] The terrain slopes to the south, with its high point near its northeast corner, at 1,749 ft (533 m) ASL, although the east and west sides also slope into the river valley through the center of the county. [5] The county has a total area of 521 square miles (1,350 km2), of which 519 square miles (1,340 km2) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) (0.3%) is water. [6]

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Lakes

  • Anderson Slough
  • Lake Campbell (part)
  • Mud Lake
  • Poison Lake
  • Bull Slough [4]

Protected areas

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 3,915—
1890 5,94151.7%
1900 8,32640.1%
1910 8,6954.4%
1920 9,74212.0%
1930 9,603−1.4%
1940 9,341−2.7%
1950 9,252−1.0%
1960 8,810−4.8%
1970 7,622−13.5%
1980 6,692−12.2%
1990 6,507−2.8%
2000 6,5951.4%
2010 6,486−1.7%
2020 6,336−2.3%
2023 (est.)6,450 [7] 1.8%
U.S. Decennial Census [8]
1790-1960 [9] 1900-1990 [10]
1990-2000 [11] 2010-2020 [1]

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 6,336 people, 2,474 households, and 1,685 families residing in the county. [12] The population density was 12.2 inhabitants per square mile (4.7/km2). There were 2,728 housing units.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 6,486 people, 2,554 households, and 1,751 families in the county. The population density was 12.5 inhabitants per square mile (4.8/km2). There were 2,824 housing units at an average density of 5.4 units per square mile (2.1 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 81.0% white, 14.0% American Indian, 1.1% Asian, 0.5% black or African American, 0.7% from other races, and 2.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.7% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 39.9% were German, 20.1% were Norwegian, 8.9% were Irish, 6.1% were Dutch, 5.1% were English, and 1.6% were American.

Of the 2,554 households, 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.4% were non-families, and 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.00. The median age was 40.5 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $52,354 and the median income for a family was $61,667. Males had a median income of $36,364 versus $30,854 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,948. About 4.7% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

Towns

Census-designated place

Unincorporated community

Townships

  • Alliance
  • Blinsmon
  • Clare
  • Colman
  • Egan
  • Enterprise
  • Flandreau
  • Fremont
  • Grovena
  • Jefferson
  • Lone Rock
  • Lynn
  • Riverview
  • Spring Creek
  • Union
  • Ward

Politics

Moody County voters tend to split between the two major political parties. Between 1960 and 2012, the national election results in Moody County were almost always evenly split. Since 2016, the county has started supporting Republican candidates more strongly.

United States presidential election results for Moody County, South Dakota [13]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No. %No. %No. %
2024 2,06864.85%1,05232.99%692.16%
2020 1,95160.85%1,17936.77%762.37%
2016 1,73159.02%1,04335.56%1595.42%
2012 1,53550.61%1,42947.12%692.27%
2008 1,50846.34%1,66351.11%832.55%
2004 1,79051.87%1,60946.62%521.51%
2000 1,36149.76%1,31848.19%562.05%
1996 1,02437.01%1,44352.15%30010.84%
1992 89828.93%1,47347.45%73323.61%
1988 1,16140.19%1,71559.36%130.45%
1984 1,63350.59%1,58649.13%90.28%
1980 1,80751.93%1,36439.20%3098.88%
1976 1,47543.03%1,94256.65%110.32%
1972 1,64846.37%1,89553.32%110.31%
1968 1,68948.87%1,61446.70%1534.43%
1964 1,46138.84%2,30161.16%00.00%
1960 2,11952.49%1,91847.51%00.00%
1956 2,13353.69%1,84046.31%00.00%
1952 2,72871.47%1,08928.53%00.00%
1948 1,69150.19%1,63048.38%481.42%
1944 2,08059.43%1,42040.57%00.00%
1940 2,74960.17%1,82039.83%00.00%
1936 1,99243.68%2,36651.89%2024.43%
1932 1,28933.00%2,54765.21%701.79%
1928 2,10859.63%1,41640.06%110.31%
1924 1,18141.69%2348.26%1,41850.05%
1920 1,66763.55%37114.14%58522.30%
1916 97349.09%89845.31%1115.60%
1912 00.00%63735.61%1,15264.39%
1908 1,27563.50%62331.03%1105.48%
1904 1,47175.13%29515.07%1929.81%
1900 1,19056.91%87541.85%261.24%
1896 78043.36%1,01256.25%70.39%
1892 73553.30%966.96%54839.74%

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References

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