Woonsocket, South Dakota

Woonsocket, South Dakota
City
Location in Sanborn County and the state of South Dakota
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Sanborn
Area
• Total	0.8 sq mi (2 km2)
• Land	0.8 sq mi (2 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	1,306 ft (398 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	720
• Density	900/sq mi (360/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	57385
Area code	605
FIPS code	46-72700Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1259083Template:GR

Woonsocket is a city in Sanborn County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 720 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Sanborn CountyTemplate:GR. Woonsocket is named after Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

Geography

Woonsocket is located at 44°3′10″N 98°16′25″W (44.052797, -98.273699)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²), of which, 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²) of it is land and 1.27% is water.

Woonsocket has been assigned the ZIP code 57385 and the FIPS place code 72700.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 720 people, 301 households, and 192 families residing in the city. The population density was 918.4 people per square mile (356.4/km²). There were 330 housing units at an average density of 420.9/sq mi (163.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.50% White, 0.42% Native American, 1.11% Asian, 0.42% from other races, and 0.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.39% of the population.

There were 301 households out of which 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.9% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.4% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 26.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,341, and the median income for a family was $38,304. Males had a median income of $26,625 versus $17,552 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,035. About 5.3% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.2% of those under age 18 and 12.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable Natives

• Volney F. Warner retired United States Army four star general
• Eleanor McGovern