Jerauld County

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Jerauld County Courthouse
Jerauld County Courthouse
administration
US state : South Dakota
Administrative headquarters : Wessington Springs
Foundation : 1883
Demographics
Residents : 2071  (2010)
Population density : 1.5 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1380 km²
Water surface : 7 km²
map
Map of Jerauld County within South Dakota

Jerauld County is a county in the state of South Dakota in the United States . The population was still 2295 in 2000, this had decreased to 2071 by 2010. The county seat is in Wessington Springs .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​1,380 square kilometers, of which 7 square kilometers (0.51 percent) are water. It is divided into 14 townships - Alpena, Anina, Blaine, Chery, Crow, Crow Lake, Franklin, Harmony, Logan, Marlar, Media, Pleasant, Viola, and Wessington Springs - or a disorganized Dale territory . Jerauld County is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Beadle County , Sanborn County , Arora County , Brule County , Buffalo County, and Hand County .

history

The county was established on March 9, 1883 and named after H. A. Jerauld, a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Dakota Territory .

The Shakespeare Garden and Shay House is one of the county's 13 entries in the NRHP.

13 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
Census Residents ± in%
1900 2798 -
1910 5120 83%
1920 6338 23.8%
1930 5816 -8.2%
1940 4752 -18.3%
1950 4476 -5.8%
1960 4048 -9.6%
1970 3310 -18.2%
1980 2929 -11.5%
1990 2425 -17.2%
2000 2295 -5.4%
2010 2071 -9.8%
1900-1990

2000

Age pyramid

age structure

  • under 18 = 21.4 percent
  • 18 - 24 = 6.9 percent
  • 25 - 44 = 19.89%
  • 45 - 64 = 26.2 percent
  • over 65 = 25.6 percent

cities and communes

Cities ( cities )

Communities ( towns )

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jerauld 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. 154 .
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 2, 2018.
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Web links

Commons : Jerauld County  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Coordinates: 44 ° 4 ′  N , 98 ° 37 ′  W