Dewey County, South Dakota

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administration
US state : South Dakota
Administrative headquarters : Timber Lake
Foundation : 1883
Demographics
Residents : 5301  (2010)
Population density : 0.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 6334 km²
Water surface : 370 km²
map
Map of Dewey County within South Dakota

Dewey County is a county in the north of the US state of South Dakota , United States .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​6,334 square kilometers; 370 square kilometers (2.07 percent) of this is water. Almost the entire area belongs to the Cheyenne River Reservation , the northern part belongs to the Standing Rock Reservation . This makes Dewey County one of five counties in South Dakota that are entirely on Indian reservations. The county is divided into two disorganized territories: North Dewey and South Dewey.

history

The county was incorporated as Rusk County on January 8, 1873 . On March 9, 1883, the name was changed to the current name. The administrative organization was completed on December 3, 1910. The name goes back to William Pitt Dewey, who was the chief surveyor (eng .: "Surveyor General") of the Dakota Territory and was a member of its legislative assembly.

Molstad Village (2017)

One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Molstad Village . Five buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 31, 2018).

Population development

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1910 1145 -
1920 4802 319.4%
1930 6476 34.9%
1940 5709 -11.8%
1950 4916 -13.9%
1960 5257 6.9%
1970 5170 -1.7%
1980 5366 3.8%
1990 5523 2.9%
2000 5972 8.1%
2010 5301 -11.2%
1900-1990

2000

cities and communes

City ( City's )

Municipalities ( Towns )

Census-designated places

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Dewey 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. 85 .
  3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: South Dakota . National Park Service , accessed July 31, 2018.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 31, 2018.
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Coordinates: 45 ° 10 ′  N , 100 ° 53 ′  W