Charles Mix County, South Dakota
Charles Mix County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 9,373.[1] Its county seat is Lake Andes.[2] The county was created in 1862 and organized in 1879.[3] It was named for Charles Eli Mix, an official of the Bureau of Indian Affairs influential in signing a peace treaty with the local Lakota Indian tribes.[4] The easternmost approximately 60% of the county comprises the Yankton Indian Reservation.
Charles Mix County | |
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![]() Charles Mix County Courthouse in Lake Andes | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota | |
![]() South Dakota's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 43°13′N 98°35′W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Founded | 1862 (created) 1879 (organized) |
Named for | Charles Eli Mix |
Seat | Lake Andes |
Largest city | Wagner |
Area | |
• Total | 1,150 sq mi (3,000 km2) |
• Land | 1,097 sq mi (2,840 km2) |
• Water | 53 sq mi (140 km2) 4.6% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,373 |
• Estimate (2022) | 9,213 ![]() |
• Density | 8.2/sq mi (3.1/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | At-large |
Website | charlesmix |
The Papineau Trading Post, whose building is now in Geddes, South Dakota, was an early county seat.[5] Geddes tried to wrest the county seat from Wheeler in 1900, 1904, and 1908.[6] The Charles Mix County Courthouse in Lake Andes was built in 1918.[6]
Geography
Charles Mix County lies on the south line of South Dakota. Its south boundary line abuts the north boundary line of the state of Nebraska (across the Missouri River, which flows southeastward along the county's south line). A smaller drainage flows south-southwesterly to the river along the east county line, separating it from Bon Homme County. The county terrain consists of rolling hills, mostly dedicated to agriculture.[7] The terrain drops off into the river basin along the county's southwest side, but otherwise generally slopes to the southeast.[8]
The county has a total area of 1,150 square miles (3,000 km2), of which 1,097 square miles (2,840 km2) is land and 53 square miles (140 km2) (4.6%) is water.[9]
Major highways
Adjacent counties
- Brule County - northwest
- Aurora County - north
- Douglas County - northeast
- Hutchinson County - northeast
- Bon Homme County - east
- Knox County, Nebraska - southeast
- Boyd County, Nebraska - southwest
- Gregory County - west
Protected areas
- Academy Lake State Game Production Area
- Bovee Lake State Game Production Area[10]
- Central Charles Mix State Game Production Area
- Central Platte State Game Production Area
- Dante Lake State Game Production Area
- Fuchs Waterfowl Production Area[11]
- Gray Area State Game Production Area[12]
- Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge[13]
- Lake Andes State Game Production Area
- Lake George State Game Production Area[14]
- Missouri National Recreational River (part)
- North Point State Recreation Area
- North Wheeler State Game Production Area
- North Wheeler State Recreation Area
- Paulson State Game Production Area
- Pease Creek State Recreation Area[15]
- Platte Creek State Recreation Area
- Raysby Waterfowl Production Area
- Red Lake State Game Production Area
- Sherman Waterfowl Production Area
- Snake Creek State Recreation Area
- Spillway State Lakeside Use Area
- Trout Waterfowl Production Area[16]
- Tucek Waterfowl Production Area[17]
- Turgeon State Game Production Area
- Van Zee Waterfowl Production Area[18]
- Vanderpol Waterfowl Production Area[19]
- West Platte State Game Production Area
- White Swan State Game Production Area
- White Swan State Lakeside Use Area
- Williamson state Game Production Area
Major lakes
- Academy Lake
- Carroll Lake
- Lake Francis Case (part)
- Goose Lake
- Lake Andes
- Lake Platte
- White Lake
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1870 | 152 | — | |
1880 | 407 | 167.8% | |
1890 | 4,178 | 926.5% | |
1900 | 8,498 | 103.4% | |
1910 | 14,899 | 75.3% | |
1920 | 16,256 | 9.1% | |
1930 | 16,703 | 2.7% | |
1940 | 13,449 | −19.5% | |
1950 | 15,558 | 15.7% | |
1960 | 11,785 | −24.3% | |
1970 | 9,994 | −15.2% | |
1980 | 9,680 | −3.1% | |
1990 | 9,131 | −5.7% | |
2000 | 9,350 | 2.4% | |
2010 | 9,129 | −2.4% | |
2020 | 9,373 | 2.7% | |
2022 (est.) | 9,213 | [20] | −1.7% |
U.S. Decennial Census[21] 1790-1960[22] 1900-1990[23] 1990-2000[24] 2010-2020[1] |
2000 census
As of the census of 2020, there were 9,373 people.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 9,129 people, 3,249 households, and 2,222 families in the county. The population density was 8.3 inhabitants per square mile (3.2/km2). There were 3,849 housing units at an average density of 3.5 per square mile (1.4/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 65.0% white, 31.7% American Indian, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.3% 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, 30.2% were German, 12.0% were Dutch, 11.7% were Czech, 6.8% were Norwegian, 5.1% were Irish, and 1.8% were American.
Of the 3,249 households, 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.6% were non-families, and 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.23. The median age was 38.2 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,808 and the median income for a family was $46,962. Males had a median income of $33,477 versus $25,740 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,403. About 17.4% of families and 24.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.9% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.
Communities
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Reservation
Cities
- Geddes
- Lake Andes (county seat)
- Platte
- Wagner
Census-designated place
Townships
- Bryan
- Carroll
- Choteau Creek
- Darlington
- Forbes
- Goose Lake
- Hamilton
- Highland
- Howard
- Jackson
- Kennedy
- La Roche
- Lake George
- Lawrence
- Lone Tree
- Moore
- Platte
- Plain Center
- Rhoda
- Roe
- Rouse
- Signal
- Waheheh
- White Swan
Unorganized territory
The unorganized territory of Castalia is located in the county.
Notable residents
- Ella Deloria, Yankton Dakota ethnologist
- Doug Eggers, American football player
- Faith Spotted Eagle, first Native American woman to receive an electoral college vote for President of the United States (2016).
- Jack Sully was elected sheriff in 1872.
Politics
Charles Mix County, more akin to the Midwest than the Great Plains, up until recently favored the Democratic Party. It was one of only 130 counties nationwide to be won in 1972 by favorite son George McGovern, and it was only once carried by a Republican nominee between 1932 and 1976 – when Dwight D. Eisenhower swept every county in South Dakota in 1952. Both George W. Bush in 2000 and Donald Trump in 2016 easily exceeded the previous best Republican performance in the county.
Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party | |||
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
2020 | 2,552 | 67.46% | 1,177 | 31.11% | 54 | 1.43% |
2016 | 2,382 | 69.39% | 935 | 27.24% | 116 | 3.38% |
2012 | 2,230 | 59.25% | 1,483 | 39.40% | 51 | 1.35% |
2008 | 2,109 | 53.02% | 1,807 | 45.42% | 62 | 1.56% |
2004 | 2,556 | 53.27% | 2,155 | 44.91% | 87 | 1.81% |
2000 | 2,205 | 61.61% | 1,300 | 36.32% | 74 | 2.07% |
1996 | 1,711 | 42.40% | 1,913 | 47.41% | 411 | 10.19% |
1992 | 1,570 | 38.30% | 1,639 | 39.99% | 890 | 21.71% |
1988 | 1,966 | 46.99% | 2,205 | 52.70% | 13 | 0.31% |
1984 | 2,660 | 58.29% | 1,879 | 41.18% | 24 | 0.53% |
1980 | 2,608 | 56.71% | 1,741 | 37.86% | 250 | 5.44% |
1976 | 1,779 | 40.49% | 2,593 | 59.01% | 22 | 0.50% |
1972 | 2,020 | 42.79% | 2,691 | 57.00% | 10 | 0.21% |
1968 | 2,093 | 44.77% | 2,369 | 50.67% | 213 | 4.56% |
1964 | 1,625 | 31.78% | 3,488 | 68.22% | 0 | 0.00% |
1960 | 2,446 | 47.04% | 2,754 | 52.96% | 0 | 0.00% |
1956 | 2,202 | 41.40% | 3,117 | 58.60% | 0 | 0.00% |
1952 | 3,316 | 54.31% | 2,790 | 45.69% | 0 | 0.00% |
1948 | 1,800 | 36.47% | 3,086 | 62.53% | 49 | 0.99% |
1944 | 2,171 | 44.56% | 2,701 | 55.44% | 0 | 0.00% |
1940 | 2,993 | 47.54% | 3,303 | 52.46% | 0 | 0.00% |
1936 | 2,209 | 31.96% | 4,628 | 66.96% | 75 | 1.09% |
1932 | 1,397 | 20.41% | 5,399 | 78.86% | 50 | 0.73% |
1928 | 3,087 | 50.28% | 3,039 | 49.50% | 14 | 0.23% |
1924 | 1,680 | 31.22% | 1,306 | 24.27% | 2,396 | 44.52% |
1920 | 2,021 | 50.17% | 1,305 | 32.40% | 702 | 17.43% |
1916 | 1,450 | 41.26% | 2,011 | 57.23% | 53 | 1.51% |
1912 | 0 | 0.00% | 1,625 | 45.84% | 1,920 | 54.16% |
1908 | 1,863 | 55.88% | 1,391 | 41.72% | 80 | 2.40% |
1904 | 1,765 | 64.84% | 823 | 30.24% | 134 | 4.92% |
1900 | 1,108 | 50.43% | 1,058 | 48.16% | 31 | 1.41% |
1896 | 698 | 53.57% | 594 | 45.59% | 11 | 0.84% |
1892 | 516 | 57.40% | 115 | 12.79% | 268 | 29.81% |
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