Moody County, South Dakota

Moody County, South Dakota
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 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 , of which is land and (0.3%) is water.
Major highways
Interstate 29
South Dakota Highway 11
South Dakota Highway 13
South Dakota Highway 32
South Dakota Highway 34
Adjacent counties
Brookings County - north
Lincoln County, Minnesota - northeast
Pipestone County, Minnesota - east
Rock County, Minnesota - southeast
Minnehaha County - south
Lake County - west
Lakes
Anderson Slough
Lake Campbell (part)
Mud Lake
Poison Lake
Bull Slough
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 census of 2020, there were 6,336 people.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 6,486 people, 2,554 households, and 1,751 families in the county. The population density was . There were 2,824 housing units at an average density of . 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
Alliance
Blinsmon
Clare
Colman
Egan
Enterprise
Flandreau
Fremont
Grovena
Jefferson
Lone Rock
Lynn
Riverview
Spring Creek
Union
Ward
Politics
Moody County voters tend to split between the two major political parties. Between 1960 and 2012, the national election results in Moody County were almost always evenly split. Since 2016, the county has started supporting Republican candidates more strongly.
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Moody County, South Dakota
References
External links
1873 establishments in Dakota Territory
Populated places established in 1873