Jackson County, South Dakota

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administration
US state : South Dakota
Administrative headquarters : Kadoka
Foundation : 1914
Demographics
Residents : 3031  (2010)
Population density : 0.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 4846 km²
Water surface : 19 km²
map
Map of Jackson County within South Dakota
Federal Government Control Areas in South Dakota

Jackson County is a county in the state of South Dakota in the United States . The county seat is Kadoka . About 50% of the 3031 inhabitants were native American Indians. Jackson County is one of the poorest counties in the United States. Much of the county is under the administration of the federal government, either indirectly through the Bureau of Indian Affairs , or directly through the National Park Service and the United States Forest Service .

geography

Jackson County covers an area of ​​4,846 square kilometers, of which 19 square kilometers (0.4 percent) is water. 57 percent of the area, the area south of the White River , belongs to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation . Large areas of the county are also part of Badlands National Park and Buffalo Gap National Grassland .

It is divided into 16 townships: Grandview II, Interior, Jewett, Little Buffalo, Wall and Weta; and four disorganized territories: East Jackson, Northwest Jackson, Southeast Jackson, and Southwest Jackson.

history

The county was established on March 8, 1883 and dissolved on June 3, 1909. It was formed again on November 3, 1914, and the administrative organization was completed on February 9, 1915. It is named for John R. Jackson, a member of the Dakota Territory Legislative Assembly at the time the county was first established.

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Visitor Center (2017)

The county has a site of particular national importance, the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site . Eight structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of August 2, 2018).

Population development

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1920 2472 -
1930 2636 6.6%
1940 1955 -25.8%
1950 1768 -9.6%
1960 1985 12.3%
1970 1531 -22.9%
1980 3437 124.5%
1990 2811 -18.2%
2000 2930 4.2%
2010 3031 3.4%
1900-1990

2000

cities and communes

Cities ( cities )

Communities ( towns )

Census-designated places

Web links

Commons : Jackson County (South Dakota)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jackson 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. 150 .
  3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: South Dakota . National Park Service , accessed August 2, 2018.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 2, 2018.
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Coordinates: 43 ° 42 ′  N , 101 ° 38 ′  W