Bennett County Information
Bennett in
South Dakota occupies
1,191 square miles and has a 2006 population of
3,543, a change from a 2000 population of
3,574 and
3,206 in 1990.
17.2% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
11.2% percent is 25-35, and
12.7% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
4 acts of violent crime reported in
Bennett in 2004, a change from
reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
73 people:
5.1% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.9%.
Read more about
Bennett, South Dakota in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Bennett | |
| State | South Dakota | |
| Land Area | 1,191 sq. miles | Ranked 590 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 3,543 | Ranked 2,939 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 3,561 | |
| Population 2000 | 3,574 | Ranked 2,946 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 3,206 | Ranked 2,983 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 40.5% | |
| African American | .4% | |
| Asian American | .5% | |
| Native American | 52.7% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 9.5% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 18.1% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 17.2% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 11.2% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 12.7% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 11% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 8.2% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 5.5% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 4 | |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | | |
| Robberies | 1 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 3 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 16 | |
| Burglaries | 7 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 8 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 1 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 1,426 | 1,342 |
| Unemployed Population | 73 | 52 |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.1% | 3.9% |
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