Meade County Information
Meade in
South Dakota occupies
3,482 square miles and has a 2006 population of
24,425, a change from a 2000 population of
24,245 and
21,878 in 1990.
15% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
12.8% percent is 25-35, and
14.3% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
32 acts of violent crime reported in
Meade in 2004, a change from
23 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
418 people:
3.3% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.6%.
Read more about
Meade, South Dakota in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Meade | |
| State | South Dakota | |
| Land Area | 3,482 sq. miles | Ranked 153 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 24,425 | Ranked 1,613 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 24,551 | |
| Population 2000 | 24,245 | Ranked 1,587 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 21,878 | Ranked 1,585 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 93.1% | |
| African American | 1.7% | |
| Asian American | .7% | |
| Native American | 2.1% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.2% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 12.8% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.3% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.5% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.6% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.8% | |
| Population 75 and up | 4.9% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 32 | 23 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 12 | |
| Robberies | 1 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 19 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 396 | 415 |
| Burglaries | 88 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 276 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 32 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 12,698 | 12,269 |
| Unemployed Population | 418 | 319 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.3% | 2.6% |
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