Gregory County

administration
US state :	South Dakota
Administrative headquarters :	Burke
Foundation :	1862
Demographics
Residents :	4271 (2010)
Population density :	1.6 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2728 km²
Water surface :	97 km²
map

Gregory County is a county in the southern state of South Dakota in the United States . It was founded in 1862, making it one of the oldest districts in South Dakota .

geography

The district has an area of 2728 square kilometers; 97 square kilometers (3.26 percent) of this is water. It is divided into 13 townships: Burke, Carlock, Dickens, Dixon, Edens, Ellston, Fairfax, Jones, Landing Creek, Pleasant Valley, Star Valley and Whetstone; and four disorganized territories: East Gregory, North Gregory, Southeast Gregory, and Spring Valley.

history

The county was formed on May 8, 1862 and the administrative organization was completed on September 5, 1898. It was named after John Shaw Gregory, who was an Indian agent and a member of the Dakota Territory Board of Governors .

The St. Augustine Church is one of eleven entries of the county in the NRHP.

Eleven 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
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	2211	-
1910	13,061	490.7%
1920	12,700	-2.8%
1930	11,420	-10.1%
1940	9554	-16.3%
1950	8556	-10.4%
1960	7399	-13.5%
1970	6710	-9.3%
1980	6015	-10.4%
1990	5359	-10.9%
2000	4792	-10.6%
2010	4271	-10.9%
1900-1990 2000

cities and communes

Cities ( cities )

Communities ( towns )

Others

Web links

Commons : Gregory County - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

^ Gregory County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . 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. 98 .
↑ 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

43.2 -99.18Coordinates: 43 ° 12 ′ N , 99 ° 11 ′ W

[1] Gregory 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. 98 .

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 31, 2018.

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

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