Official Name: | White Horse, South Dakota |
Native Name: | Šuŋgská oyáŋke |
Settlement Type: | CDP |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | South Dakota |
Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
Subdivision Name2: | Todd |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 8.3 |
Area Land Km2: | 8.2 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.1 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.2 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.2 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 234 |
Population Density Km2: | 33.7 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 86.3 |
Coordinates: | 43.3061°N -100.5947°W |
Elevation Ft: | 2566 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 2393851 |
White Horse also Šuŋgská oyáŋke (Lakota: šuŋgská oyáŋke;[1] "White Horse Community") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Todd County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 234 at the 2020 census.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2), of which 3.2 square miles (8.2 km2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2) (1.25%) is water.
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 180 people, 39 households, and 37 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 57.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 39 housing units at an average density of 12.4/sq mi (4.8/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 1.67% White and 98.33% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.56% of the population.
There were 39 households, out of which 76.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.6% were married couples living together, 61.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 2.6% were non-families. No households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.62 and the average family size was 4.32.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 51.7% under the age of 18, 12.2% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 10.0% from 45 to 64, and 1.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 17 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 61.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $24,545, and the median income for a family was $23,977. Males had a median income of $27,750 versus $25,000 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $6,963. About 31.4% of families and 41.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 53.9% of those under the age of 18 and none of those 65 or over.