Pringle, South Dakota

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Coordinates: 43°36′33″N 103°35′39″W / 43.60917, -103.59417
Pringle, South Dakota
Location in Custer County and the state of South Dakota
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Custer
Area
- Total	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- Land	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	4,882 ft (1,488 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	125
- Density	1,025/sq mi (193.7/km²)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
Zip Code	57773
Area code(s)	605
FIPS code	46-51940^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1265329^[2]

Pringle is a town in Custer County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 125 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Pringle is located at 43°36′33″N, 103°35′39″W (43.609253, -103.594124)^[3]. It is most famous as the home of a housing complex devoted to Warren Jeff's Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The development continues to grow and spark controversy in the area.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²), all of it land.

Pringle has been assigned the ZIP code 57773 and the FIPS place code 51940.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 125 people, 46 households, and 36 families residing in the town. The population density was 501.8 people per square mile (193.1/km²). There were 64 housing units at an average density of 256.9/sq mi (98.8/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.80% White, 2.40% Native American, 0.80% from other races, and 4.00% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.80% of the population.

There were 46 households out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.4% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 111.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.8 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $28,214, and the median income for a family was $28,571. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $15,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $10,584. There were 8.8% of families and 16.8% of the population living below the poverty line, including 7.1% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.