Lennox is a city in Lincoln County,

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota people, Dakota Sioux ...

, United States, located southwest of

Sioux Falls Sioux Falls ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the 117th-most populous city in the United States. It is the county seat of Minnehaha County and also extends into northern Lincoln County. The population was 192 ...

. The population was 2,423 at the 2020 census.

History

The city has the name of Ben Lennox, private secretary to the general manager to the Milwaukee Railroad.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 2,111 people, 842 households, and 542 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 914 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.2%

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, 0.1%

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, 0.6% Native American, 0.4% Asian, and 0.6% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.1% of the population. There were 842 households, of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were

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living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.6% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.02. The median age in the city was 37.8 years. 26.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.2% were from 25 to 44; 23.7% were from 45 to 64; and 16% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.4% male and 50.6% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 2,037 people, 812 households, and 526 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 836 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.67%

, 0.05%

, 0.29% Native American, 0.05% Asian, 0.29% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.74% of the population. There were 812 households, out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were

living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.10. In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.2 males. As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $35,217, and the median income for a family was $46,848. Males had a median income of $30,758 versus $21,319 for females. The

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for the city was $15,940. About 2.7% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the

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, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Lennox is a part of the

Lennox School District 41-4 Lennox School District 41-4 is a school district headquartered in Lennox, South Dakota. In addition to Lennox it includes Chancellor, South Dakota, Chancellor and Worthing, South Dakota, Worthing. It also includes a portion in Turner County, Sou ...

,
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. Retrieved on June 20, 2018.

Notable people

* Arnold Kegel, gynecologist * Tommy Hofer, professional

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References

External links

{{Authority control Cities in South Dakota Cities in Lincoln County, South Dakota Sioux Falls, South Dakota metropolitan area