Moody County, South Dakota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Moody County
U.S. county
Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota
South Dakota's location within the U.S.
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
Founded	1873
Named for	Gideon C. Moody
Seat	Flandreau
Largest city	Flandreau
Area
• Total	521 sq mi (1,350 km2)
• Land	519 sq mi (1,340 km2)
• Water	1.4 sq mi (4 km2)  0.3%
Population  (2020)
• Total	6,336
• Estimate  (2023)	6,450
• Density	12.161/sq mi (4.695/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large

Moody County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota, United States. The population was 6,336 at the 2020 census. Its county seat is Flandreau. The county is named for Gideon C. Moody.

Geography

Moody County lies on the east side of South Dakota. Its east boundary line abuts the west boundary line of the state of Minnesota. The Big Sioux River flows southerly through the center of the county. Its terrain consists of rolling hills, devoted to agriculture, with lakes in the western portion. The terrain slopes to the south, with its high point near its northeast corner, at 1,749 ft (533 m) ASL, although the east and west sides also slope into the river valley through the center of the county. The county has a total area of 521 square miles (1,350 km²), of which 519 square miles (1,340 km²) is land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²) (0.3%) is water.

Major highways

Adjacent counties

Lakes

Protected areas

• Anderson Slough State Game Production Area
• Boles Slough State Game Production Area
• Gideon State Game Production Area
• Hazels Haven State Game Production Area
• Kamp State Game Production Area
• Olson Lake State Game Production Area

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 6,336 people, 2,474 households, and 1,685 families residing in the county. The population density was 12.2 inhabitants per square mile (4.7/km²). There were 2,728 housing units.

2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 6,486 people, 2,554 households, and 1,751 families in the county. The population density was 12.5 inhabitants per square mile (4.8/km²). There were 2,824 housing units at an average density of 5.4 units per square mile (2.1 units/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 81.0% white, 14.0% American Indian, 1.1% Asian, 0.5% black or African American, 0.7% from other races, and 2.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.7% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 39.9% were German, 20.1% were Norwegian, 8.9% were Irish, 6.1% were Dutch, 5.1% were English, and 1.6% were American.

Of the 2,554 households, 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.4% were non-families, and 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.00. The median age was 40.5 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $52,354 and the median income for a family was $61,667. Males had a median income of $36,364 versus $30,854 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,948. About 4.7% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.8% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

• Colman
• Egan
• Flandreau (county seat)

Towns

• Trent
• Ward

Census-designated place

• Pleasant Valley Colony

Unincorporated community

• Lone Tree

Townships

See also

In Spanish: Condado de Moody para niños