Mellette County

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Mellette County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 2,083
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 40 / 24 / 0
Land Area (2000): 3,383.783 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 8.449 square kilometers
Farm Area (2002): 660,000.000 acres (2,670.360 square kilometers)
Farms (2002): 200
Farms under 50 acres (2002): 4.50%
Farms over 500 acres (2002): 78.50%
Farm earnings (2005): $5,825,000
Gallons of water used per day (total) (2000): 1,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 35.20%
Medicare Recipients (2005): 271
Federal Spending (2004): $16,482

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	0	0.00%
Rural, Farm	861	19.34%
Rural, Non-farm	3,592	80.66%

Mellette County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mellette County Employment Information Back to top
Mellette County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	800	750	50	6.30%	63
1991	767	722	45	5.89%	58
1992	806	755	50	6.24%	63
1993	790	732	58	7.31%	73
1994	800	731	69	8.57%	86
1995	780	735	45	5.81%	58
1996	785	724	61	7.75%	78
1997	732	673	59	8.03%	80
1998	704	652	52	7.34%	74
1999	757	706	52	6.80%	68
2000	858	823	35	4.07%	41
2001	933	894	39	4.16%	42
2002	919	876	43	4.63%	46
2003	953	903	50	5.20%	52
2004	925	870	55	5.94%	59
2005	909	859	51	5.57%	56
2006	956	913	43	4.47%	45
2007	933	891	42	4.50%	45
2008	872	832	40	4.55%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	734	670	64	8.72%	87
Feb 1990	782	730	52	6.65%	66
Mar 1990	792	744	48	6.06%	61
Apr 1990	786	751	35	4.45%	45
May 1990	818	773	45	5.50%	55
Jun 1990	861	821	40	4.65%	46
Jul 1990	811	750	61	7.52%	75
Aug 1990	802	735	67	8.35%	84
Sep 1990	791	750	41	5.18%	52
Oct 1990	810	772	38	4.69%	47
Nov 1990	810	755	55	6.79%	68
Dec 1990	808	749	59	7.30%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	759	688	71	9.35%	94
Feb 1991	797	726	71	8.91%	89
Mar 1991	826	750	76	9.20%	92
Apr 1991	822	770	52	6.33%	63
May 1991	831	783	48	5.78%	58
Jun 1991	815	754	61	7.48%	75
Jul 1991	738	700	38	5.15%	51
Aug 1991	724	693	31	4.28%	43
Sep 1991	721	699	22	3.05%	31
Oct 1991	736	715	21	2.85%	29
Nov 1991	725	696	29	4.00%	40
Dec 1991	709	687	22	3.10%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	756	705	51	6.75%	67
Feb 1992	822	772	50	6.08%	61
Mar 1992	815	773	42	5.15%	52
Apr 1992	790	754	36	4.56%	46
May 1992	812	770	42	5.17%	52
Jun 1992	820	748	72	8.78%	88
Jul 1992	790	735	55	6.96%	70
Aug 1992	795	738	57	7.17%	72
Sep 1992	802	758	44	5.49%	55
Oct 1992	816	768	48	5.88%	59
Nov 1992	839	778	61	7.27%	73
Dec 1992	809	764	45	5.56%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	736	678	58	7.88%	79
Feb 1993	790	738	52	6.58%	66
Mar 1993	784	727	57	7.27%	73
Apr 1993	811	760	51	6.29%	63
May 1993	856	794	62	7.24%	72
Jun 1993	848	776	72	8.49%	85
Jul 1993	757	706	51	6.74%	67
Aug 1993	772	720	52	6.74%	67
Sep 1993	776	723	53	6.83%	68
Oct 1993	776	723	53	6.83%	68
Nov 1993	770	720	50	6.49%	65
Dec 1993	800	718	82	10.25%	103

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	757	672	85	11.23%	112
Feb 1994	794	721	73	9.19%	92
Mar 1994	803	717	86	10.71%	107
Apr 1994	820	752	68	8.29%	83
May 1994	809	737	72	8.90%	89
Jun 1994	842	758	84	9.98%	100
Jul 1994	808	720	88	10.89%	109
Aug 1994	817	732	85	10.40%	104
Sep 1994	757	713	44	5.81%	58
Oct 1994	800	755	45	5.62%	56
Nov 1994	793	747	46	5.80%	58
Dec 1994	795	749	46	5.79%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	768	725	43	5.60%	56
Feb 1995	775	722	53	6.84%	68
Mar 1995	753	710	43	5.71%	57
Apr 1995	781	736	45	5.76%	58
May 1995	796	745	51	6.41%	64
Jun 1995	836	776	60	7.18%	72
Jul 1995	766	703	63	8.22%	82
Aug 1995	751	700	51	6.79%	68
Sep 1995	748	722	26	3.48%	35
Oct 1995	800	766	34	4.25%	43
Nov 1995	802	763	39	4.86%	49
Dec 1995	785	749	36	4.59%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	747	697	50	6.69%	67
Feb 1996	772	719	53	6.87%	69
Mar 1996	809	740	69	8.53%	85
Apr 1996	772	709	63	8.16%	82
May 1996	806	737	69	8.56%	86
Jun 1996	803	743	60	7.47%	75
Jul 1996	783	718	65	8.30%	83
Aug 1996	784	721	63	8.04%	80
Sep 1996	798	760	38	4.76%	48
Oct 1996	806	754	52	6.45%	65
Nov 1996	786	716	70	8.91%	89
Dec 1996	754	676	78	10.34%	103

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	752	663	89	11.84%	118
Feb 1997	722	656	66	9.14%	91
Mar 1997	756	677	79	10.45%	104
Apr 1997	720	675	45	6.25%	63
May 1997	798	729	69	8.65%	86
Jun 1997	790	722	68	8.61%	86
Jul 1997	748	691	57	7.62%	76
Aug 1997	738	675	63	8.54%	85
Sep 1997	730	694	36	4.93%	49
Oct 1997	678	646	32	4.72%	47
Nov 1997	682	633	49	7.18%	72
Dec 1997	666	614	52	7.81%	78

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	657	596	61	9.28%	93
Feb 1998	671	598	73	10.88%	109
Mar 1998	682	599	83	12.17%	122
Apr 1998	681	629	52	7.64%	76
May 1998	663	626	37	5.58%	56
Jun 1998	719	652	67	9.32%	93
Jul 1998	740	688	52	7.03%	70
Aug 1998	734	683	51	6.95%	69
Sep 1998	679	645	34	5.01%	50
Oct 1998	721	688	33	4.58%	46
Nov 1998	746	706	40	5.36%	54
Dec 1998	749	712	37	4.94%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	774	731	43	5.56%	56
Feb 1999	756	714	42	5.56%	56
Mar 1999	757	710	47	6.21%	62
Apr 1999	769	728	41	5.33%	53
May 1999	819	768	51	6.23%	62
Jun 1999	741	677	64	8.64%	86
Jul 1999	760	681	79	10.39%	104
Aug 1999	740	675	65	8.78%	88
Sep 1999	721	677	44	6.10%	61
Oct 1999	759	715	44	5.80%	58
Nov 1999	757	708	49	6.47%	65
Dec 1999	732	683	49	6.69%	67

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	822	777	45	5.47%	55
Feb 2000	826	793	33	4.00%	40
Mar 2000	866	832	34	3.93%	39
Apr 2000	846	812	34	4.02%	40
May 2000	867	835	32	3.69%	37
Jun 2000	871	827	44	5.05%	51
Jul 2000	881	841	40	4.54%	45
Aug 2000	875	833	42	4.80%	48
Sep 2000	870	844	26	2.99%	30
Oct 2000	878	854	24	2.73%	27
Nov 2000	860	830	30	3.49%	35
Dec 2000	838	803	35	4.18%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	892	845	47	5.27%	53
Feb 2001	930	869	61	6.56%	66
Mar 2001	914	865	49	5.36%	54
Apr 2001	914	881	33	3.61%	36
May 2001	925	900	25	2.70%	27
Jun 2001	940	899	41	4.36%	44
Jul 2001	936	889	47	5.02%	50
Aug 2001	931	890	41	4.40%	44
Sep 2001	940	911	29	3.09%	31
Oct 2001	965	935	30	3.11%	31
Nov 2001	955	924	31	3.25%	32
Dec 2001	949	917	32	3.37%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	910	869	41	4.51%	45
Feb 2002	907	849	58	6.39%	64
Mar 2002	920	859	61	6.63%	66
Apr 2002	946	898	48	5.07%	51
May 2002	959	921	38	3.96%	40
Jun 2002	964	915	49	5.08%	51
Jul 2002	912	860	52	5.70%	57
Aug 2002	904	860	44	4.87%	49
Sep 2002	892	867	25	2.80%	28
Oct 2002	920	894	26	2.83%	28
Nov 2002	910	878	32	3.52%	35
Dec 2002	882	846	36	4.08%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	894	840	54	6.04%	60
Feb 2003	937	883	54	5.76%	58
Mar 2003	934	886	48	5.14%	51
Apr 2003	941	900	41	4.36%	44
May 2003	970	934	36	3.71%	37
Jun 2003	994	935	59	5.94%	59
Jul 2003	980	912	68	6.94%	69
Aug 2003	988	931	57	5.77%	58
Sep 2003	955	910	45	4.71%	47
Oct 2003	971	929	42	4.33%	43
Nov 2003	956	910	46	4.81%	48
Dec 2003	914	869	45	4.92%	49

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	923	867	56	6.07%	61
Feb 2004	909	855	54	5.94%	59
Mar 2004	933	871	62	6.65%	66
Apr 2004	937	892	45	4.80%	48
May 2004	951	902	49	5.15%	52
Jun 2004	948	888	60	6.33%	63
Jul 2004	949	878	71	7.48%	75
Aug 2004	916	843	73	7.97%	80
Sep 2004	924	872	52	5.63%	56
Oct 2004	913	866	47	5.15%	51
Nov 2004	910	865	45	4.95%	49
Dec 2004	891	845	46	5.16%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	901	849	52	5.77%	58
Feb 2005	913	855	58	6.35%	64
Mar 2005	931	874	57	6.12%	61
Apr 2005	903	854	49	5.43%	54
May 2005	888	846	42	4.73%	47
Jun 2005	892	838	54	6.05%	61
Jul 2005	916	859	57	6.22%	62
Aug 2005	898	839	59	6.57%	66
Sep 2005	919	870	49	5.33%	53
Oct 2005	934	888	46	4.93%	49
Nov 2005	907	865	42	4.63%	46
Dec 2005	908	865	43	4.74%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	933	891	42	4.50%	45
Feb 2006	952	908	44	4.62%	46
Mar 2006	956	908	48	5.02%	50
Apr 2006	979	937	42	4.29%	43
May 2006	957	921	36	3.76%	38
Jun 2006	950	900	50	5.26%	53
Jul 2006	962	910	52	5.41%	54
Aug 2006	952	895	57	5.99%	60
Sep 2006	946	908	38	4.02%	40
Oct 2006	973	939	34	3.49%	35
Nov 2006	962	929	33	3.43%	34
Dec 2006	952	915	37	3.89%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	922	876	46	4.99%	50
Feb 2007	944	904	40	4.24%	42
Mar 2007	945	901	44	4.66%	47
Apr 2007	945	908	37	3.92%	39
May 2007	955	917	38	3.98%	40
Jun 2007	930	881	49	5.27%	53
Jul 2007	935	882	53	5.67%	57
Aug 2007	910	860	50	5.49%	55
Sep 2007	918	883	35	3.81%	38
Oct 2007	929	895	34	3.66%	37
Nov 2007	925	888	37	4.00%	40
Dec 2007	932	891	41	4.40%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	852	816	36	4.23%	42
Feb 2008	840	806	34	4.05%	40
Mar 2008	860	828	32	3.72%	37
Apr 2008	861	834	27	3.14%	31
May 2008	867	835	32	3.69%	37
Jun 2008	880	834	46	5.23%	52
Jul 2008	900	846	54	6.00%	60
Aug 2008	897	838	59	6.58%	66
Sep 2008	889	852	37	4.16%	42
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Mellette County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	398	45.12%
2.	Construction	128	14.51%
3.	Educational Services	80	9.07%
4.	Public Administration	50	5.67%
5.	Social Assistance	28	3.17%
6.	Health Care	26	2.95%
7.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	22	2.49%
8.	U.S. Postal Service	18	2.04%
9.	Utilities	16	1.81%
10.	Food and Beverage Stores	14	1.59%
11.	Fuel Dealers	14	1.59%
12.	Finance and Insurance	10	1.13%
13.	Gasoline Stations	10	1.13%
14.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	8	0.91%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	8	0.91%
16.	Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods, Wholesale	6	0.68%
17.	Pharmacies and Drug Stores	6	0.68%
18.	Repair and Maintenance	6	0.68%
19.	Truck Transportation	6	0.68%
20.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	6	0.68%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Educational Services	206	31.50%
2.	Health Care	82	12.54%
3.	Social Assistance	62	9.48%
4.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	52	7.95%
5.	Public Administration	40	6.12%
6.	Food and Beverage Stores	28	4.28%
7.	Accommodation and Food Services	18	2.75%
8.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	16	2.45%
9.	Finance and Insurance	16	2.45%
10.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	16	2.45%
11.	Construction	14	2.14%
12.	Private Household Services	14	2.14%
13.	Gasoline Stations	12	1.83%
14.	Info Services and Data Processing	12	1.83%
15.	Utilities	12	1.83%
16.	Department and Other General Stores	10	1.53%
17.	Personal and Laundry Services	8	1.22%
18.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	8	1.22%
19.	U.S. Postal Service	6	0.92%
20.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	4	0.61%

Mellette County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Farmers and Farm Managers	256	29.02%
2.	Agricultural Workers	128	14.51%
3.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	52	5.90%
4.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	36	4.08%
5.	Other Construction Trades	26	2.95%
6.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	24	2.72%
7.	Other Construction Workers	24	2.72%
8.	Vehicle Mechanics	24	2.72%
9.	Other Installation / Maintenance	22	2.49%
10.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	22	2.49%
11.	Carpenters	18	2.04%
12.	Construction Laborers	18	2.04%
13.	Other Financial Specialists	14	1.59%
14.	Postsecondary Teachers	14	1.59%
15.	Other Management Occupations	12	1.36%
16.	Other Protective Service Workers	12	1.36%
17.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	12	1.36%
18.	Bus Drivers	10	1.13%
19.	Entertainers and Performers / Sports	10	1.13%
20.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	10	1.13%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	64	9.79%
2.	Child Care Workers	42	6.42%
3.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	40	6.12%
4.	Secretaries and Admins	40	6.12%
5.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	38	5.81%
6.	Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians	32	4.89%
7.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	26	3.98%
8.	Farmers and Farm Managers	26	3.98%
9.	Cashiers	22	3.36%
10.	Librarians / Curators / Archivists	22	3.36%
11.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	20	3.06%
12.	Registered Nurses	20	3.06%
13.	Agricultural Workers	16	2.45%
14.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	16	2.45%
15.	Therapists	14	2.14%
16.	Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales	12	1.83%
17.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	12	1.83%
18.	Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses	12	1.83%
19.	Other Office and Admin Support	12	1.83%
20.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	12	1.83%

Mellette County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	1,622	53.02%
15-35 hours	296	9.68%
1-14 hours	129	4.22%
No regular hours	1,012	33.08%

Mellette County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	20	1.56%
5 AM-5:29 AM	16	1.24%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	20	1.56%
6 AM-6:29 AM	71	5.52%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	130	10.11%
7 AM-7:29 AM	268	20.84%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	350	27.22%
8 AM-8:29 AM	153	11.90%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	42	3.27%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	80	6.22%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	40	3.11%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	14	1.09%
Noon-3:59 PM	42	3.27%
4 PM-11:59 PM	40	3.11%

Mellette County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	151	11.74%
5-9	394	30.64%
10-14	122	9.49%
15-19	84	6.53%
20-24	76	5.91%
25-29	55	4.28%
30-34	185	14.39%
35-39	22	1.71%
40-44	26	2.02%
45-59	101	7.85%
60-89	24	1.87%
At least 90	46	3.58%

Mellette County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	8	0.62%	874	67.96%
30-44	4	0.31%	229	17.81%
45-59	0	0.00%	101	7.85%
At least 60	4	0.31%	66	5.13%

Mellette County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	6	0.36%
Car / truck / van, carpool	229	13.69%
Car / truck / van, solo	873	52.18%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	8	0.48%
Public transportation	16	0.96%
Walked	154	9.21%
Worked at home	387	23.13%

Mellette County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mellette County Family Information Back to top
: 1,370 (4,076 people)
: 986 (3,478 people)
: 342
: 2,774
Mellette County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	330	22.39%
$10,000-$14,999	125	8.48%
$15,000-$19,999	187	12.69%
$20,000-$24,999	132	8.96%
$25,000-$29,999	85	5.77%
$30,000-$34,999	85	5.77%
$35,000-$39,999	87	5.90%
$40,000-$44,999	93	6.31%
$45,000-$49,999	63	4.27%
$50,000-$59,999	57	3.87%
$60,000-$74,999	99	6.72%
$75,000-$99,999	97	6.58%
$100,000-$124,999	24	1.63%
$125,000-$149,999	6	0.41%
$150,000-$199,999	4	0.27%
$200,000 or more	0	0.00%

Mellette County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	168	24.21%
Family, 2 people	189	27.23%
Nonfamily, 2 people	23	3.31%
Family, 3 people	107	15.42%
Nonfamily, 3 people	2	0.29%
Family, 4 people	77	11.10%
Nonfamily, 4 people	2	0.29%
Family, 5 people	59	8.50%
Nonfamily, 5 people	0	0.00%
Family, 6 people	23	3.31%
Nonfamily, 6 people	0	0.00%
Family, 7 or more people	44	6.34%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

Mellette County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	1,168	27.09%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	506	11.74%
Public Assistance	202	4.69%
Retirement	108	2.51%
Self Employment	559	12.97%
Social Security	424	9.84%
Supplemental Security	106	2.46%
Wage / Salary	955	22.15%
Other	283	6.56%

Mellette County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	385	53.47%
With children under 18	335	46.53%

Mellette County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	167	10.54%
Married	850	53.66%
Never Married	531	33.52%
Widowed	36	2.27%

Mellette County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	136	8.70%
Married	815	52.14%
Never Married	428	27.38%
Widowed	184	11.77%

Mellette County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mellette County Education Information Back to top
Mellette County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	275	9.45%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	424	14.58%
High school diploma or equivalent	1,025	35.24%
Some college, no degree	599	20.59%
Associate degree	140	4.81%
Bachelors degree	400	13.75%
Graduate or professional degree	46	1.58%

Mellette County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	99	4.75%	0	0.00%	99	4.75%
Kindergarten	70	3.36%	15	0.72%	85	4.08%
Grades 1-4	391	18.77%	4	0.19%	395	18.96%
Grades 5-8	335	16.08%	4	0.19%	339	16.27%
Grades 9-12	307	14.74%	0	0.00%	307	14.74%
Undergrad college	101	4.85%	6	0.29%	107	5.14%
Graduate or professional school	28	1.34%	0	0.00%	28	1.34%
Total	1,331	63.90%	29	1.39%	1,360	65.29%

Mellette County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mellette County Business Information Back to top
: 175
Mellette County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Construction	1	1	1	0	2
1999 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	0	1	1
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	2	0	0
1999 - Information	1	0	0	0	0
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	1	0	0	2
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	0	0	0	2
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	0	1
1999 - Retail Trade	0	0	0	4	4
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	0	1	0
1999 - Unclassified	1	1	0	0	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Total	4	3	3	7	12
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Construction	0	1	0	1	2
2000 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	0	0	2
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	2	0	0
2000 - Information	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Manufacturing	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	1	1	0	0
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	1	1	1
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Retail Trade	1	2	3	2	1
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	0	0	0	1
2000 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2000 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Total	1	5	7	4	10
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	0	0
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Construction	0	0	0	1	2
2001 - Educational Services	1	0	0	0	0
2001 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	0	0	2
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	0	2	0
2001 - Information	0	0	0	0	1
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Manufacturing	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	1	0	0	0	1
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	0	0	3
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	1	0	0	0
2001 - Retail Trade	0	1	2	2	2
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	0	0	0	1
2001 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Total	5	3	2	5	12
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Construction	0	0	0	1	2
2002 - Educational Services	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	0	0	2
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	0	1	1	0
2002 - Information	0	0	0	0	1
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Manufacturing	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	0	0	0	2
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	1	1	1	1	0
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Retail Trade	0	0	2	2	2
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	1	0	1	1
2002 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Total	3	3	5	6	10
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	0	0	0
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Construction	1	1	0	1	1
2003 - Educational Services	0	0	0	1	0
2003 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	0	0	2
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	1	1	2	0	0
2003 - Information	0	0	0	0	1
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Manufacturing	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	0	0	0	2
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	1	0	2
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Retail Trade	1	0	1	1	4
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	0	3	0	0	0
2003 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Total	4	5	4	3	12
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	0	2
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Construction	0	1	1	0	2
2004 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Finance & Insurance	0	0	0	0	2
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	2	1	0
2004 - Information	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Manufacturing	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	0	0	1	0
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	0	1	1
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Retail Trade	1	0	3	0	3
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	0	0	0	0
2004 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Total	2	1	6	3	13
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	0	0	0	0	2
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	1	0	0	0
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	0	0	0
2005 - Construction	0	0	1	2	0
2005 - Educational Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Finance & Insurance	0	1	0	0	1
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	0	0	1	1	1
2005 - Information	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Manufacturing	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	0	0	0	0	1
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	0	0	0	0	2
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Retail Trade	0	1	2	1	3
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	0	0	0	1
2005 - Unclassified	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Wholesale Trade	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Total	1	4	4	4	12

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mellette County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Mellette County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	2,837	65.50%
Below Poverty Level	1,494	34.50%

Mellette County Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1970	$206	$25	$37	$0	$0	$8	$251	$74	$0	$236
1971	$215	$25	$39	$0	$0	$8	$262	$72	$0	$238
1972	$192	$22	$37	$0	$0	$9	$238	$78	$0	$230
1973	$193	$26	$68	$0	$0	$12	$273	$86	$0	$266
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$184	$17	$69	$0	$0	$52	$305	$126	$0	$293
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$236	$15	$69	$0	$0	$0	$305	$136	$0	$47
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$271	$23	$136	$0	$0	$0	$407	$148	$0	$212
1982	$317	$36	$161	$0	$0	$56	$534	$166	$0	$328
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$357	$25	$173	$0	$0	$63	$593	$225	$0	$795
1985	$410	$31	$158	$0	$0	$83	$651	$263	$0	$655
1986	$380	$21	$183	$0	$0	$77	$640	$289	$0	$850
1987	$300	$14	$170	$0	$0	$88	$558	$284	$0	$779
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$341	$5	$205	$0	$0	$169	$715	$303	$0	$867
1990	$353	$5	$213	$0	$0	$175	$741	$314	$0	$867
1991	$362	$5	$219	$0	$0	$180	$761	$322	$0	$867
1992	$355	$5	$189	$0	$0	$315	$859	$331	$0	$998
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$322	$102	$299	$0	$0	$92	$713	$361	$0	$284
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$520	$169	$212	$0	$0	$137	$869	$393	$0	$578
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$538	$23	$336	$0	$0	$278	$1,152	$417	$0	$1,032
2005	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2006	$606	$48	$477	$0	$0	$226	$1,309	$444	$0	$693

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1970	$78	$60	$4	$31	$120	$0	$324
1970	$12	$2	$0	$0	$0	$17	$324
1971	$63	$70	$5	$5	$114	$0	$289
1971	$13	$4	$0	$0	$0	$15	$289
1972	$1	$62	$5	$4	$95	$0	$201
1972	$12	$4	$9	$0	$0	$9	$201
1973	$0	$63	$25	$4	$238	$0	$368
1973	$12	$7	$0	$0	$0	$19	$368
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1974	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1976	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1977	$0	$99	$37	$30	$105	$0	$329
1977	$18	$9	$0	$0	$0	$31	$329
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1978	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1979	$0	$109	$0	$31	$96	$0	$307
1979	$17	$0	$0	$0	$0	$54	$307
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1980	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1981	$0	$418	$0	$0	$134	$0	$607
1981	$27	$16	$0	$0	$0	$12	$607
1982	$0	$146	$20	$2	$147	$12	$432
1982	$31	$5	$0	$0	$0	$69	$432
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1983	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1984	$0	$147	$20	$13	$228	$2	$511
1984	$29	$7	$0	$0	$0	$65	$511
1985	$0	$153	$23	$35	$188	$2	$525
1985	$32	$14	$0	$0	$0	$78	$525
1986	$0	$175	$31	$18	$96	$2	$465
1986	$35	$11	$0	$0	$0	$97	$465
1987	$0	$199	$36	$70	$195	$2	$644
1987	$37	$10	$0	$0	$0	$95	$644
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1988	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1989	$0	$181	$30	$133	$243	$2	$756
1989	$52	$8	$0	$0	$0	$107	$756
1990	$0	$188	$31	$138	$252	$2	$784
1990	$54	$8	$0	$0	$0	$111	$784
1991	$0	$192	$32	$141	$258	$2	$802
1991	$55	$8	$0	$0	$0	$114	$802
1992	$0	$177	$29	$130	$238	$2	$741
1992	$51	$8	$0	$0	$0	$106	$741
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1993	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1994	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1995	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1996	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1997	$0	$406	$36	$35	$130	$0	$747
1997	$95	$11	$0	$0	$0	$34	$747
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1998	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1999	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2001	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2002	$0	$366	$53	$54	$271	$0	$1,044
2002	$201	$3	$0	$0	$0	$96	$1,044
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2003	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2004	$0	$356	$75	$15	$240	$0	$1,163
2004	$189	$2	$0	$0	$0	$286	$1,163
2005	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2005	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
2006	$0	$387	$66	$40	$395	$2	$1,463
2006	$212	$10	$0	$0	$0	$351	$1,463

Mellette County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mellette County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Mellette County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	408	19.59%
10-19 Years	382	18.34%
20-29 Years	196	9.41%
30-39 Years	278	13.35%
40-49 Years	267	12.82%
50-59 Years	203	9.75%
60-69 Years	148	7.11%
70-79 Years	140	6.72%
80-89 Years	50	2.40%
90+ Years	11	0.53%

Mellette County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	1,048	50.31%
Female	1,035	49.69%

Mellette County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Amerindian	1,068	51.27%
Caucasian	926	44.46%
Multiracial	52	2.50%
Hispanic/Latino	35	1.68%
Asian	2	0.10%
African-American	0	0.00%
Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other Race	0	0.00%

Mellette County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	969	34.64%
2.	Irish	402	14.37%
3.	English	367	13.12%
4.	United States Or American	182	6.51%
5.	Swedish	158	5.65%
6.	Norwegian	154	5.51%
7.	Dutch	131	4.68%
8.	Czech	130	4.65%
9.	French Non-Basque	106	3.79%
10.	Scottish	44	1.57%

Mellette County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	3,455	85.16%
2.	Other Native North American	558	13.75%
3.	German	20	0.49%
4.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	18	0.44%
5.	Tagalog	4	0.10%
6.	Chinese	2	0.05%

Mellette County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	4,435	99.60%
Naturalized immigrant	10	0.22%
Not a citizen	8	0.18%

Mellette County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mellette County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mellette County Cities Back to top

Mellette County Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

57560

57579

57585

Central Mellette (662)	Bad Nation (35)	New Surprise Valley (4)
White River (598)	Surprise Valley (25)	Prospect (3)
Cedarbutte (223)	Cody (25)	Fairview
Norris (193)	Red Fish (18)	Rosebud
Wood (66)	Running Bird (14)	Riverside
Blackpipe (61)	Ring Thunder (12)	Butte
Mosher (44)	Rocky Ford (9)

Bad Nation	Mosher	Rocky Ford
Blackpipe	New Surprise Valley	Rosebud
Butte	Norris	Running Bird
Cedarbutte	Prospect	Surprise Valley
Central Mellette	Red Fish	White River
Cody	Ring Thunder	Wood
Fairview	Riverside