Grant County, South Dakota

Grant County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 7,847. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,782 (688 ). 1,768 km² (683 sq mi) of it is land and 14 km² (5 sq mi) of it (0.78%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into seventeen : Adams, Alban, Big Stone, Blooming Valley, Farmington, Georgia, Grant Center, Kilborn, Lura, Madison, Mazeppa, Melrose, Osceola, Stockholm, Troy, Twin Brooks, Vernon.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 7,847 people, 3,116 households, and 2,156 families residing in the county. The was 4/km² (12/sq mi). There were 3,456 housing units at an average density of 2/km² (5/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.61%, 0.01% or , 0.43% , 0.23% , 0.40% from , and 0.32% from two or more races. 0.55% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,116 households out of which 33.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.60% were living together, 5.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.80% were non-families. 28.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was spread out with 26.60% under the age of 18, 5.70% from 18 to 24, 25.10% from 25 to 44, 23.50% from 45 to 64, and 19.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.10 males.