Charles Mix County
| Charles Mix County, South Dakota | |
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Charles Mix County Courthouse in Lake Andes
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 Location in the U.S. state of South Dakota |
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 South Dakota's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1879 |
| Named for | Charles Eli Mix |
| Seat | Lake Andes |
| Largest city | Wagner |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,150 sq mi (2,978 km2) |
| • Land | 1,097 sq mi (2,841 km2) |
| • Water | 53 sq mi (137 km2), 4.6% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2016) | 9,396 |
| • Density | 8.3/sq mi (3/km²) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | charlesmix |
Charles Mix County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,129. Its county seat is Lake Andes. The county was created in 1862 and organized in 1879. It was named after Charles Eli Mix, an official of the Bureau of Indian Affairs influential in signing a peace treaty with the local Lakota Indian tribes. The easternmost approximately 60% of the county comprises the Yankton Indian Reservation.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 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.
As of the census of 2000, there were 9,350 people, 3,343 households, and 2,326 families residing in the county. The population density was 8 people per square mile (3/km²). There were 3,853 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 69.65% White, 0.13% Black or African American, 28.28% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. 1.89% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 23.9% were of German, 10.2% Czech, 10.1% Dutch and 5.5% Norwegian ancestry.
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