Buffalo County, South Dakota

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administration
US state : South Dakota
Administrative headquarters : Gann Valley
Foundation : 1873
Demographics
Residents : 1912  (2010)
Population density : 1.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1262 km²
Water surface : 44 km²
map
Map of Buffalo County within South Dakota

Buffalo County is a district in the state of South Dakota in the United States . It has 2,032 inhabitants. The county seat is Gann Valley .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​1,262 square kilometers; 44 square kilometers (3.45 percent) of this is water.

history

The county was established on January 6, 1864 and named after the bison herds in the area.

Crow Creek Site (2017)

Two places in the county have National Historic Landmark status , the Crow Creek Site and the Fort Thompson Mounds . Six 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 1790 -
1910 1589 -11.2%
1920 1715 7.9%
1930 1931 12.6%
1940 1853 -4%
1950 1615 -12.8%
1960 1547 -4.2%
1970 1739 12.4%
1980 1795 3.2%
1990 1759 -2%
2000 2032 15.5%
2010 1912 -5.9%
1900-1990

2000

Villages

Web links

Commons : Buffalo County (South Dakota)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Buffalo County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . 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. 35 .
  3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: South Dakota . National Park Service , accessed July 30, 2018.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 30, 2018.
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Coordinates: 44 ° 5 ′  N , 99 ° 12 ′  W