Brule County

administration
US state :	South Dakota
Administrative headquarters :	Chamberlain
Foundation :
Demographics
Residents :	5255 (2010)
Population density :	2.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2192 km²
Water surface :	71 km²
map

Brule County is a district in the state of South Dakota in the United States . The population in 2000 was 5,364. The county seat in Chamberlain .

geography

The county covers an area of 2,192 square kilometers; 71 square kilometers (3.25 percent) of this is water.

The county was established on January 14, 1875. It is named after the Brulé tribe, who are part of the Lakota .

The Holy Trinity Church is one of six entries of the county in the NRHP.

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

Development of the population
1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010
5401	6451	7141	7416	6195	6076	6319	5870	5245	5485	5364	5255

City ( City's )

Municipalities ( Towns )

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

^ Brule 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. 34 .
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 30, 2018.
↑ 1900–1990 excerpt from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ 2000: Extract from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved on February 28, 2011