Hand County Information
Hand in
South Dakota occupies
1,440 square miles and has a 2006 population of
3,323, a change from a 2000 population of
3,741 and
4,272 in 1990.
11.7% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
5% percent is 25-35, and
12.8% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
1 acts of violent crime reported in
Hand in 2004, a change from
2 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
54 people:
2.8% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.1%.
Read more about
Hand, South Dakota in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Hand | |
| State | South Dakota | |
| Land Area | 1,440 sq. miles | Ranked 468 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 3,323 | Ranked 2,955 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 3,320 | |
| Population 2000 | 3,741 | Ranked 2,938 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 4,272 | Ranked 2,892 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 99.7% | |
| African American | .1% | |
| Asian American | .1% | |
| Native American | .1% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 4.1% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 11.2% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 11.7% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 5% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 12.8% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 17.2% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 12.6% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 11.2% | |
| Population 75 and up | 14.1% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 1 | 2 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 1 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 29 | 45 |
| Burglaries | 8 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 20 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 1 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 1,921 | 2,043 |
| Unemployed Population | 54 | 43 |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.8% | 2.1% |
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