Hand County

administration
US state :	South Dakota
Administrative headquarters :	Miller
Foundation :	1873
Demographics
Residents :	3431 (2010)
Population density :	2.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1440 km²
Water surface :	9 km²
map

Hand County is a county in the state of South Dakota in the United States .

geography

The district has an area of 1440 square kilometers; 9 square kilometers (0.25 percent) of this is water. It is divided into 40 townships: Alden, Alpha, Bates, Burdette, Campbell, Carlton, Cedar, Como, Florence, Gilbert, Glendale, Grand, Greenleaf, Hiland, Holden, Hulbert, Linn, Logan, Midland, Miller, Mondamin, Ohio , Ontario, Park, Pearl, Plato, Pleasant Valley, Ree Heights, Riverside, Rockdale, Rose Hill, St. Lawrence, Spring Hill, Spring Lake, Wheaton, and York; as well as one disorganized territory: Northwest Hand.

history

The county was formed on January 8, 1873 and the administrative organization was completed on September 1, 1882. It was named after George H. Hand (1837-1891) who was the United States Attorney for the Dakota Territory .

Six buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of August 1, 2018).

Population development

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	4525	-
1910	7870	73.9%
1920	8778	11.5%
1930	9485	8.1%
1940	7166	-24.4%
1950	7149	-0.2%
1960	6712	-6.1%
1970	5883	-12.4%
1980	4948	-15.9%
1990	4272	-13.7%
2000	3741	-12.4%
2010	3431	-8.3%
1900-1990 2000

cities and communes

Cities ( cities )

Miller

Communities ( towns )

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ Hand 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. 128 .
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 1, 2018.
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

44.55 -99Coordinates: 44 ° 33 ′ N , 99 ° 0 ′ W

[1] Hand 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. 128 .

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 1, 2018.

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

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