Haakon County
Haakon County Courthouse |
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US state : | South Dakota |
Administrative headquarters : | Philip |
Foundation : | 1914 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 1937 (2010) |
Population density : | 0.4 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 4732 km² |
Water surface : | 37 km² |
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Haakon County is a county in the state of South Dakota in the United States .
geography
The district has an area of 4732 square kilometers; 37 square kilometers (0.78 percent) of this is water. It is divided into two disorganized territories: East Haakon and West Haakon.
history
Haakon County was incorporated on November 3, 1914, and its administrative organization was completed on February 8, 1915. It was named after the Norwegian King Haakon VII , also to win support from Norway for the new county. This makes the district one of nine in the state named after a person who did not live in South Dakota. South Dakota is a center of Norwegian immigrants in the United States.
One structure in the county is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of July 31, 2018, the Waddell Block .
Population development
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1920 | 4596 | - | |
1930 | 4679 | 1.8% | |
1940 | 3515 | -24.9% | |
1950 | 3167 | -9.9% | |
1960 | 3303 | 4.3% | |
1970 | 2802 | -15.2% | |
1980 | 2794 | -0.3% | |
1990 | 2624 | -6.1% | |
2000 | 2196 | -16.3% | |
2010 | 1937 | -11.8% | |
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2000 |
cities and communes
Cities ( cities )
Communities ( towns )
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Haakon 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. 124 .
- ↑ 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: 44 ° 18 ′ N , 101 ° 32 ′ W