Lower Brule ( lkt, Khulwíčhaša) is a

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(CDP) in

Lyman County Lyman County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,718. Its county seat is Kennebec. Lyman County was created by the Dakota Territorial Legislature on January 8, 1873, but was not o ...

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ...

, United States. The population was 703 at the 2020 census. The community is located within the

Lower Brule Indian Reservation The Lower Brulé Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation that belongs to the Lower Brulé Lakota Tribe. It is located on the west bank of the Missouri River in Lyman and Stanley counties in central South Dakota in the United States. It i ...

, from which it takes its name.

Geography

Lower Brule is located in northeastern Lyman County at (44.074014, -99.580716), on the west side of

Lake Sharpe Lake Sharpe is a large reservoir impounded by Big Bend Dam on the Missouri River in central South Dakota, United States. The lake has an area of and a maximum depth of . Lake Sharpe is approximately long, with a shoreline of . Lake Sharpe is th ...

, a reservoir on the Missouri River. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Lower Brule has been assigned the ZIP code 57548. The reservation has a boat landing north of the city where

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s and other fish can be caught. The local Indian tribe allows non-tribal members to hunt and fish within their reservation boundaries, and there is an abundance of upland game birds to hunt during the fall. The Lower Brule Sioux tribe operates a popcorn packaging business, and the

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in the community is called the Golden Buffalo.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 599 people, 165 households, and 114 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 1,667.7 people per square mile (642.4/km²). There were 182 housing units at an average density of 506.7/sq mi (195.2/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 4.84%

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, 0.17%

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, 94.82% Native American, and 0.17% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.33% of the population. There were 165 households, out of which 46.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 21.2% were married couples living together, 34.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.60 and the average family size was 4.30. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 44.2% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 13.9% from 45 to 64, and 4.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $18,750, and the median income for a family was $16,250. Males had a median income of $18,281 versus $19,107 for females. The

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for the CDP was $6,591. About 50.9% of families and 51.9% of the population were below the

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, including 56.2% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

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