SAMUEL R. MCKELVIE National Forest Local Area

List of the 12 Local Area counties with total population, land area, and population density

5-digit FIPS code	County	Population	Land area (square miles)	Persons per square mile
31009	Blaine, NE	518	710.7	0.7
31017	Brown, NE	3,430	1,221.3	2.8
31031	Cherry, NE	6,071	5,960.5	1.0
31075	Grant, NE	670	776.2	0.9
31091	Hooker, NE	749	721.2	1.0
31103	Keya Paha, NE	938	773.3	1.2
31161	Sheridan, NE	5,817	2,441.0	2.4
31171	Thomas, NE	642	712.9	0.9
46007	Bennett, SD	3,522	1,185.3	3.0
46095	Mellette, SD	2,089	1,306.5	1.6
46113	Shannon, SD	13,346	2,093.9	6.4
46121	Todd, SD	9,738	1,388.1	7.0
		47,530	19,290.9

Source: U. S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2004 estimate. Total population includes all ages, not just age 16 and older.

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SAMUEL R. MCKELVIE National Forest Local Area

Population age 16 and older by stratum and age group

Population stratum	Age 16-34	%	Age 35-53	%	Age 55+	%	All Ages 16+	%
Hispanic males	216	60.7	99	27.8	41	11.5	356	1.1
Hispanic females	186	57.6	104	32.2	33	10.2	323	1.0
White males	2,432	27.4	3,147	35.5	3,288	37.1	8,867	26.6
White females	2,054	22.7	3,117	34.5	3,860	42.7	9,031	27.1
Black males	28	65.1	12	27.9	3	7.0	43	0.1
Black females	7	50.0	6	42.9	1	7.1	14	0.0
Native American males	3,611	52.0	2,335	33.7	993	14.3	6,939	20.8
Native American females	3,889	50.4	2,534	32.9	1,288	16.7	7,711	23.1
Asian & Pacific Islander males	10	47.6	7	33.3	4	19.0	21	0.1
Asian & Pacific Islander females	20	33.9	23	39.0	16	27.1	59	0.2
	12,453		11,384		9,527		33,364	100.1

Source: U. S. Census Bureau. July 1, 2004 estimate.

Note: Does not include people who reported being 2 or more races. Hispanics may be of any race, but are included in the two Hispanic rows only. Percentages for the three age groups sum across to 100. May not equal 100.0 exactly due to rounding.