Bon Homme County, South Dakota

Bon Homme County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 7,260. Its is.

Bon Homme County is the point of origin for the Siberian alien,, first reported here in 1877, probably introduced in a shipment of seed from.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,506 (581 ). 1,459 km² (563 sq mi) of it is land and 47 km² (18 sq mi) of it (3.09%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into four areas of unorganized territory: Northeast Bon Homme, Northwest Bon Homme, Southeast Bon Homme, Southwest Bon Homme.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 7,260 people, 2,635 households, and 1,786 families residing in the county. The was 5/km² (13/sq mi). There were 3,007 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.51%, 0.62% or , 2.99% , 0.08% , 0.18% from , and 0.62% from two or more races. 0.58% of the population were or  of any race. 41.3% were of, 19.8% and 9.9%  ancestry.

There were 2,635 households out of which 28.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.80% were living together, 5.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.20% were non-families. 29.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county, the population was spread out with 23.10% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 20.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 123.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.40 males.