Bon Homme County

administration
Bon Homme County Courthouse
US state :	South Dakota
Administrative headquarters :	Tyndall
Foundation :
Demographics
Residents :	7070 (2010)
Population density :	4.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1506 km²
Water surface :	47 km²
map

Bon Homme County is a county in the state of South Dakota in the United States . It is located in the south of the state on the Nebraska border . 7,260 people live in the county. The county seat is Tyndall .

geography

The county is located in southeastern South Dakota, borders Nebraska to the south and covers an area of 1,506 square kilometers; 47 square kilometers (3.09 percent) of this is water. Bon Homme County is bordered clockwise by the following other counties: Hutchinson County , Yankton County , Knox County, and Charles Mix Counties .

history

The county was formed on April 8, 1862. It is named after an island in the Missouri River . The name goes back to the French phrase bon homme Jaqques (German: "Guter Mann Jacques"), a former derisive term for peasants, which was later worn with pride.

The Tabor School is one of 39 entries for the county in the NRHP.

39 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 30, 2018).

Population development

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	10,379	-
1910	11,061	6.6%
1920	11,940	7.9%
1930	11,737	-1.7%
1940	10,241	-12.7%
1950	9440	-7.8%
1960	9229	-2.2%
1970	8577	-7.1%
1980	8059	-6%
1990	7089	-12%
2000	7260	2.4%
2010	7070	-2.6%
1900-1990 2000

Cities and villages

Web links

Commons : Bon Homme County - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Bon Homme County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 26 .
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 30, 2018.
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

42.99 -97.88Coordinates: 42 ° 59 ′ N , 97 ° 53 ′ W

[1] Bon Homme County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011

[2] Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 26 .

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 30, 2018.

[4] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011

[5] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011