Potter County Information
Potter in
South Dakota occupies
898 square miles and has a 2006 population of
2,321, a change from a 2000 population of
2,693 and
3,190 in 1990.
11% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
4% percent is 25-35, and
12.7% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
1 acts of violent crime reported in
Potter in 2004, a change from
2 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
43 people:
3.2% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.8%.
Read more about
Potter, South Dakota in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Potter | |
| State | South Dakota | |
| Land Area | 898 sq. miles | Ranked 973 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 2,321 | Ranked 3,026 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 2,371 | |
| Population 2000 | 2,693 | Ranked 3,015 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 3,190 | Ranked 2,984 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 98.5% | |
| African American | % | |
| Asian American | .2% | |
| Native American | 1.1% | |
| Pacific Islander | % | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 4.7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 10.3% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 11% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 4% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 12.7% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 16.7% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 14.7% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 11.7% | |
| Population 75 and up | 14.3% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 1 | 2 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 1 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 20 | 35 |
| Burglaries | 2 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 15 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 3 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 1,339 | 1,459 |
| Unemployed Population | 43 | 41 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.2% | 2.8% |
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