Hamlin County

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Hamlin County Courthouse
Hamlin County Courthouse
administration
US state : South Dakota
Administrative headquarters : Hayti
Foundation : 1873
Demographics
Residents : 5903  (2010)
Population density : 4.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1393 km²
Water surface : 81 km²
map
Map of Hamlin County within South Dakota

Hamlin County is a county in the state of South Dakota in the United States . The county seat is Hayti .

geography

The district has an area of ​​1393 square kilometers; 81 square kilometers (5.78 percent) of it is water. It is divided into 13 townships: Brantford, Castlewood, Cleveland, Dempster, Dixon, Estelline, Florence, Garfield, Hamlin, Hayti, Norden, Opdahl and Oxford.

history

The administrative organization of the county was completed in 1873 and named after the politician and American Vice President Hannibal Hamlin .

The Hoffelt Drug Store is one of the county's 14 listings in the NRHP.

14 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 31, 2018).

Population development

Development of the population
1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
5945 7475 8054 8299 7562 7058 6303 5172 5261 4974 5540 5903
Demography Hamlin County.svg

cities and communes

Cities ( cities )

Communities ( towns )

Web links

Commons : Hamlin County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Hamlin County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ^ Hamlin County website .
  3. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 31, 2018.
  4. 1900–1990 excerpt from Census.gov . Retrieved March 20, 2015

Coordinates: 44 ° 41 ′  N , 97 ° 12 ′  W