Buffalo County, South Dakota

Buffalo County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 2,032. Its is, which is also the  of South Dakota , though Gannvalley is an unincorporated community. The county's makes it the. The inhabited by the  makes up the majority of Buffalo County. Unemployment is 57%; many homes lack indoor plumbing and electricity. Living conditions here are so poor that they are easily comparable to the.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,262 (487 ). 1,219 km² (471 sq mi) of it is land and 44 km² (17 sq mi) of it is water. The total area is 3.45% water.

Townships
The county is divided into one : Elvira; and three areas of unorganized territory: Crow Creek, North Buffalo, and Southeast Buffalo.

Major Highways

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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of, there are 2,032 people, 526 households, and 422 families residing in the county. The is 2/km² (4/sq mi). There are 602 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county is 81.59%, 16.34% , 0.10% or , 0.30% from , and 1.67% from two or more races. 0.89% of the population are or  of any race. 8.9% were of ancestry.

There are 526 households out of which 47.10% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.60% are living together, 31.40% have a female householder with no husband present, and 19.80% are non-families. 16.00% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.90% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.83 and the average family size is 4.23.

In the county, the population is spread out with 41.30% under the age of 18, 11.00% from 18 to 24, 25.00% from 25 to 44, 16.10% from 45 to 64, and 6.50% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 23 years. For every 100 females there are 105.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 98.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $12,692, and the median income for a family was $14,167. Males had a median income of $18,650 versus $19,554 for females. The for the county was $5,213, the. About 55.70% of families and 56.90% of the population were below the, including 61.50% of those under age 18 and 50.40% of those age 65 or over.