Kingsbury County
Kingsbury County Courthouse in De Smet |
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US state : | South Dakota |
Administrative headquarters : | De Smet |
Foundation : | 1873 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 5148 (2010) |
Population density : | 2.4 inhabitants / km 2 |
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Total area : | 2237 km² |
Water surface : | 66 km² |
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Kingsbury County is a county in the state of South Dakota in the United States .
geography
The county covers an area of 2237 square kilometers. 66 square kilometers (2.93 percent) of this is water. It is bordered clockwise by the counties: Hamlin County , Brookings County , Lake County , Beadle County, and Clark County
history
The county was incorporated on January 8, 1873, and its administrative organization was completed on February 18, 1880. It was named after the brothers George Washington (1837-1925) and T. A. Kingsbury. George Washington was the company's founder, author, and a member of the Dakota Territory Legislative Assembly , which included his brother.
20 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of August 2, 2018).
Population development
1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 |
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9,866 | 12,560 | 12,802 | 12,805 | 10,831 | 9,962 | 9.227 | 7,657 | 6,679 | 5,925 | 5,815 | 5148 |
cities and communes
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Kingsbury 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. 164 .
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 2, 2018.
- ↑ 1900–1990 excerpt from Census.gov . Retrieved March 20, 2015
Coordinates: 44 ° 22 ′ N , 97 ° 29 ′ W