Deuel County is a county located in the state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 4,498. Its county seat is Clear Lake⁶.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,649 km² (637 mi²). 1,615 km² (624 mi²) of it is land and 34 km² (13 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.07% water.

Townships

The county is divided into sixteen townships: Altamont, Antelope Valley, Blom, Brandt, Clear Lake, Glenwood, Goodwin, Grange, Havana, Herrick, Hidewood, Lowe, Norden, Portland, Rome, and Scandanavia.

Adjacent Counties

• Grant County, South Dakota - north
• Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota - northeast
• Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota - east
• Lincoln County, Minnesota - southeast
• Brookings County, South Dakota - south
• Hamlin County, South Dakota - southwest
• Codington County, South Dakota - northwest

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there are 4,498 people, 1,843 households, and 1,258 families residing in the county. The population density is 3/km² (7/mi²). There are 2,172 housing units at an average density of 1/km² (4/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 98.51% White, 0.09% Black or African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. 0.76% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There are 1,843 households out of which 29.20% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.40% are married couples living together, 4.90% have a female householder with no husband present, and 31.70% are non-families. 28.60% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.40% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.40 and the average family size is 2.97.

In the county, the population is spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 5.90% from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 20.70% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 99.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.60 males.

Cities and towns

• Altamont
• Astoria
• Brandt
• Clear Lake
• Gary
• Goodwin
• Toronto