Worthing is a city in Lincoln County,

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, United States and is located south 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 927 at the 2020 census.

History

Worthing was laid out in 1879, and named after a railroad employee.

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 877 people, 325 households, and 236 families residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 96.6%

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, 1.0%

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, 0.8% Native American, 0.3% Asian, 0.0% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population. There were 325 households, of which 44.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were

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living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.7 and the average family size was 3.13. In the town the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 15, 10.6% from 15 to 24, 36.4% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29.2 years. Males make up 49.9% compared to 50.1% for females.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 585 people, 206 households, and 163 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 213 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 98.97%

, 0.51% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.17% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 0.51% of the population. There were 206 households, out of which 47.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.4% were

living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.16. In the town the population was spread out, with 30.6% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 38.5% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

Education

Worthing 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.

References

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