Bennett County, South Dakota

Bennett County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 3,574. Its is.

History
Although created in, Bennett County, previously part of the , remained a part of until its organization in , when its first board of county commissioners was elected on. In November 1912, the town of Martin was chosen as the county seat.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 3,084 (1,191 ). 3,070 km² (1,185 sq mi) of it is land and 14 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.45%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into two areas of unorganized territory: East Bennett and West Bennett.

Major highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 3,574 people, 1,123 households, and 818 families residing in the county. The was 1/km² (3/sq mi). There were 1,278 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 40.91%, 0.28% or , 52.07% , 0.06% , 0.14% , 0.17% from , and 6.38% from two or more races. 2.01% of the population were or  of any race. 14.2% were of and 6.1% of  ancestry.

There were 1,123 households out of which 39.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.60% were living together, 17.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.10% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.74.

In the county, the population was spread out with 36.30% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 18.00% from 45 to 64, and 11.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.90 males. The county's makes it one of the.