Dewey County, Oklahoma
Broadway & Ruble PO Box 368
Taloga, OK 73667
Phone: (580) 328-5361
In west-central OK, southwest of Enid; original county; organized 1892 (prior to statehood). Name Origin: For George Dewey (1837-1917), who captured Manila (1898) during the Spanish-American War and was given the rank of Admiral of the Navy.
Area (sq mi): 1008.26 (land 1000.13; water 8.13). Pop per sq mi: 4.60.
Pop 2005: 4,568. State rank: 72. Pop change: 2000-20005 -3.70%; 1990-2000 -14.60%. Pop 2000: 4,743 (White 90.60%; Black or African American 0.10%; Hispanic or Latino 2.70%; Asian 0.10%; Other 7.60%). Foreign born: 1.30%. Median age: 43.00.
Income 2000: per capita $15,806; median household $28,172; Pop below poverty level: 15.00%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $20,877-$25,171.
Unemployment 2004: 3.00%. Change from 2000: 0.30%. Median travel time to work: 22.90 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 31.30%.
Taloga, OK 73667
Phone: (580) 328-5361
In west-central OK, southwest of Enid; original county; organized 1892 (prior to statehood). Name Origin: For George Dewey (1837-1917), who captured Manila (1898) during the Spanish-American War and was given the rank of Admiral of the Navy.
Area (sq mi): 1008.26 (land 1000.13; water 8.13). Pop per sq mi: 4.60.
Pop 2005: 4,568. State rank: 72. Pop change: 2000-20005 -3.70%; 1990-2000 -14.60%. Pop 2000: 4,743 (White 90.60%; Black or African American 0.10%; Hispanic or Latino 2.70%; Asian 0.10%; Other 7.60%). Foreign born: 1.30%. Median age: 43.00.
Income 2000: per capita $15,806; median household $28,172; Pop below poverty level: 15.00%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $20,877-$25,171.
Unemployment 2004: 3.00%. Change from 2000: 0.30%. Median travel time to work: 22.90 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 31.30%.
Cities with population over 10,000: None.
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Dewey County, South Dakota
PO Box 277
Timber Lake, SD 57656
Phone: (605) 865-3672
Fax: (605) 865-3691
In north-central SD, north of Pierre; created as Rusk County in 1883 (prior to statehood); organized 1909 from Indian lands. Name Origin: For William Pitt Dewey (?-1900), surveyor general of the Dakota Territory (1873-77).
Area (sq mi): 2445.67 (land 2302.64; water 143.03). Pop per sq mi: 2.70.
Pop 2005: 6,161. State rank: 29. Pop change: 2000-20005 3.20%; 1990-2000 8.10%. Pop 2000: 5,972 (White 24.10%; Black or African American 0.00%; Hispanic or Latino 0.90%; Asian 0.10%; Other 75.80%). Foreign born: 0.60%. Median age: 26.50.
Income 2000: per capita $9,251; median household $23,272; Pop below poverty level: 33.60%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $16,272-$18,070.
Unemployment 2004: 8.40%. Change from 2000: -7.70%. Median travel time to work: 17.20 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 8.30%.
Timber Lake, SD 57656
Phone: (605) 865-3672
Fax: (605) 865-3691
In north-central SD, north of Pierre; created as Rusk County in 1883 (prior to statehood); organized 1909 from Indian lands. Name Origin: For William Pitt Dewey (?-1900), surveyor general of the Dakota Territory (1873-77).
Area (sq mi): 2445.67 (land 2302.64; water 143.03). Pop per sq mi: 2.70.
Pop 2005: 6,161. State rank: 29. Pop change: 2000-20005 3.20%; 1990-2000 8.10%. Pop 2000: 5,972 (White 24.10%; Black or African American 0.00%; Hispanic or Latino 0.90%; Asian 0.10%; Other 75.80%). Foreign born: 0.60%. Median age: 26.50.
Income 2000: per capita $9,251; median household $23,272; Pop below poverty level: 33.60%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $16,272-$18,070.
Unemployment 2004: 8.40%. Change from 2000: -7.70%. Median travel time to work: 17.20 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 8.30%.
Cities with population over 10,000: None.
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