Whitehorse, South Dakota | |
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CDP | |
Location in Dewey County and the state of South Dakota |
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Country | United States |
State | South Dakota |
Counties | Dewey |
Area | |
• Total | 2.7 sq mi (6.9 km2) |
• Land | 2.7 sq mi (6.9 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 141 |
• Density | 52.2/sq mi (20.4/km2) |
Whitehorse is a census-designated place (CDP) in Dewey County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 141 at the 2010 census.
The community has the name of a Native American chieftain.
Whitehorse is located at 45°16′16″N 100°53′15″W / 45.27111°N 100.88750°W (45.271141, -100.887494).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.7 square miles (6.9 km²), all of it land.
Whitehorse has been assigned the ZIP code 57661.
As of the census of 2000, there were 141 people, 37 households, and 31 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 52.7 people per square mile (20.4/km²). There were 43 housing units at an average density of 16.1/sq mi (6.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 2.84% White, 94.33% Native American, and 2.84% from two or more races.
There were 37 households out of which 64.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.4% were married couples living together, 37.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.2% were non-families. 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.81 and the average family size was 4.10.