Iroquois is a city in South Dakota, United
States. The population was 278 at the 2000 census. The town is located in the Kingsbury and Beatle counties. The high
school is located in Kingsbury County, while the school parking lot is located in Beatle County. Highway 14 runs directly through
Iroquois, and the store that runs along it is closed on Sundays.
Geography
Iroquois is located at 44°21′59″N, 97°51′0″W (44.366437,
-97.850095)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area
of 1.4 km² (0.5 mi²). None of the area is covered
with water.
Iroquois has been assigned the ZIP code 57353 and the FIPS place code 32020.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 278 people, 113 households, and 77 families residing in the
city. The population density was 202.5/km² (521.0/mi²). There were 121 housing units
at an average density of 88.1/km² (226.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.68% White, 0.36% Native American, 0.36% Asian, 1.44% from other races, and 2.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.52% of the population.
There were 113 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were
non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 16.9% from
45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 85.3 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $36,250. Males had a median
income of $25,417 versus $16,806 for females. The per capita income for the city was
$13,277. About 18.8% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the poverty
line, including 24.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 9.8% of those sixty five or over.
Iroquois High School was South Dakota State 9B Football Champions in 2006-2007. They beat Colome SD with the final score 64 to
26.
Iroquois is the hometown of the band Mantua.
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Coordinates:
44.366437° N 97.850095°
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