Harding County, South Dakota
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US state : | South Dakota |
Administrative headquarters : | Buffalo |
Foundation : | 1909 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 1255 (2010) |
Population density : | 0.2 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 6935 km² |
Water surface : | 18 km² |
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Harding County is a county in the state of South Dakota in the United States .
geography
The district has an area of 6935 square kilometers; of which 18 square kilometers (0.26 percent) are water.
history
The county was formed on March 5, 1881 and dissolved on November 8, 1898. On November 3, 1908, it was re-established and the administrative organization was completed on January 30, 1911. It was named after John A. Harding, a miner and orator in the Dakota Territory Legislative Assembly when the county was first formed in 1881.
56 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of August 2, 2018).
Population development
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1910 | 4228 | - | |
1920 | 3953 | -6.5% | |
1930 | 3589 | -9.2% | |
1940 | 3010 | -16.1% | |
1950 | 2289 | -24% | |
1960 | 2371 | 3.6% | |
1970 | 1855 | -21.8% | |
1980 | 1700 | -8.4% | |
1990 | 1669 | -1.8% | |
2000 | 1353 | -18.9% | |
2010 | 1255 | -7.2% | |
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2000 |
cities and communes
Communities ( towns )
Free regions ( unincorporated communities )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Harding 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. 130 .
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 2, 2018.
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
Coordinates: 45 ° 35 ′ N , 103 ° 30 ′ W