| Nemo, South Dakota | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | South Dakota#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Nemo |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in South Dakota##Location in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Dakota |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lawrence |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 546 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 44.1942°N -103.5044°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 57759 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Nemo is an unincorporated community in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 546 at the 2010 census. Nemo has been assigned the ZIP code of 57759.[2]
According to the Federal Writers' Project, the origin of the name Nemo is obscure.[3]
As of the census[1] of 2010, there were 546 people, 164 households, and 109 families in the town. There were 260 housing units. The racial makeup of the town was 81.7% White, 3.3% African American, 11.7% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 0.9% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.4% of the population.
There were 164 households, of which 14.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 0.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.5% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.01 and the average family size was 2.41.
The median age in the town was 33.3 years. 15.0% of residents were under that age of 18; 35.6% of residents were between the ages of 18 and 24; 7.1% were from 25 to 44; 28.6% were from 45 to 64; and 13.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 60.1% male and 39.9% female.
As of 2010 the median income for a household in the town was $78,226, and the median income for a family was $79,758. Males had a median income of $20,135 versus $32,188 for females. The per capita income for the town was $24,646. 39.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18.
Nemo has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).