Faulk County
Faulk County Courthouse |
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US state : | South Dakota |
Administrative headquarters : | Faulkton |
Foundation : | 1873 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 2364 (2010) |
Population density : | 0.9 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2605 km² |
Water surface : | 14 km² |
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Faulk County is a county in the state of South Dakota in the United States . It has 2640 inhabitants. The county seat is Faulkton .
geography
The district has an area of 2605 square kilometers; 14 square kilometers (0.55 percent) of this is water. It is divided into 23 townships : Arcade, Bryant, Centerville, Clark, Devoe, Ellisville, Emerson, Enterprise, Fairview, Freedom, Hillsdale, Irving, Lafoon, Myron, O'Neil, Orient, Pioneer, Saratoga, Sherman, Tamworth, Union , Wesley and Zell; and three disorganized territories: Pulaski and Southwest Faulk.
history
The county was incorporated on January 8, 1873, and its administrative organization was completed on November 5, 1883. It was named after the politician Andrew Jackson Faulk , who was among other things governor of the Dakota Territory .
Nine structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 31, 2018).
Population development
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1900 | 3547 | - | |
1910 | 6716 | 89.3% | |
1920 | 6442 | -4.1% | |
1930 | 6895 | 7% | |
1940 | 5168 | -25% | |
1950 | 4752 | -8th % | |
1960 | 4397 | -7.5% | |
1970 | 3893 | -11.5% | |
1980 | 3327 | -14.5% | |
1990 | 2744 | -17.5% | |
2000 | 2640 | -3.8% | |
2010 | 2364 | -10.5% | |
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cities and communes
Cities ( cities )
Communities ( towns )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Faulk 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. 99 .
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 31, 2018.
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
Coordinates: 45 ° 4 ′ N , 99 ° 9 ′ W