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Profile for Wakonda, South Dakota, SD

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Wakonda is a town in Clay County, in the Vermillion metro area.

The community name derives from Sioux term for holy

The latitude of Wakonda is 43.008N. The longitude is -97.106W.

It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 1,391 feet.

The estimated population, in 2003, was 359.

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29% of Wakonda residents report German ancestry, and 12% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Wakonda ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Wakonda was $15,685, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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19% of Wakonda residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Median rent in Wakonda, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $175.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $577.

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Clay County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Wakonda political report.

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The average commute time for Wakonda workers is 22 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

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