Mellette County Information
Mellette in
South Dakota occupies
1,310 square miles and has a 2006 population of
2,099, a change from a 2000 population of
2,083 and
2,137 in 1990.
16.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
10% percent is 25-35, and
12.3% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
6 acts of violent crime reported in
Mellette in 2004, a change from
reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
44 people:
4.9% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.1%.
Read more about
Mellette, South Dakota in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Mellette | |
| State | South Dakota | |
| Land Area | 1,310 sq. miles | Ranked 517 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 2,099 | Ranked 3,044 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 2,095 | |
| Population 2000 | 2,083 | Ranked 3,060 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 2,137 | Ranked 3,059 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 43.8% | |
| African American | % | |
| Asian American | .2% | |
| Native American | 54.6% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.8% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 18% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 16.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 10% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 12.3% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 13.6% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 8.9% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.1% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.2% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 6 | |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 6 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 5 | |
| Burglaries | 1 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 3 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 1 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 906 | 853 |
| Unemployed Population | 44 | 35 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.9% | 4.1% |
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