Marty is a

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(CDP) in southern Charles Mix County,

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, United States. The population was 677 at the 2020 census. The community has the name of Marty McFly, a character from the movie

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. The community is referred to as ''Ṡinasapa'' in

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of the native Yankton Sioux Tribe.

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buses connect the community to Wagner, Lake Andes and Ravinia.

Geography

Marty Indian School, S portion, from SE 1

Marty is located within Yankton Sioux Tribe's reservation, at (42.991203, -98.430509). According to the

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

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 421 people, 96 households, and 79 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 129.7 people per square mile (50.0/km²). There were 106 housing units at an average density of 32.7 per square mile (12.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 4.51%

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, 0.24%

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, 90.26% Native American, 1.66% from other races, and 3.33% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 8.08% of the population. There were 96 households, out of which 58.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 21.9% were

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living together, 43.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.33 and the average family size was 4.55. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 46.6% under the age of 18, 13.3% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 11.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $18,750, and the median income for a family was $23,750. Males had a median income of $16,964 versus $26,250 for females. The

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for the CDP was $5,917. About 43.1% of families and 40.9% of the population were below the

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, including 44.2% of those under age 18 and 25.0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Marty Indian School Marty Indian School is a K-12 tribal boarding school in Marty, South Dakota. It is affiliated with the Bureau of Indian Education The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), headquartered in the Main Interior Building in Washington, D.C., and formerly ...

, a tribal boarding K-12 school affiliated with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), is in Marty. The local school district is Tripp-Delmont School District 33-5.

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{{Authority control Census-designated places in Charles Mix County, South Dakota Census-designated places in South Dakota

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