Lake County, South Dakota
![]() Lake County Courthouse |
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US state : | South Dakota |
Administrative headquarters : | Madison |
Foundation : | 1873 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 11,200 (2010) |
Population density : | 7.7 inhabitants / km 2 |
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Total area : | 1489 km² |
Water surface : | 31 km² |
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Website : www.lakecountysd.com |
Lake County is a county in the state of South Dakota in the United States . The county seat is Madison .
geography
The county covers an area of 1,489 square kilometers; 31 square kilometers (2.06 percent) of this is water. It borders clockwise on Brookings County to the northeast, Moody County , Minnehaha County , McCook County , Miner County, and Kingsbury County to the northwest.
history
The county was founded on January 8, 1873 and is named after the many lakes in the area.
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15 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% | |
1900 | 9137 | - | |
1910 | 10,711 | 17.2% | |
1920 | 12,257 | 14.4% | |
1930 | 12,379 | 1 % | |
1940 | 12,412 | 0.3% | |
1950 | 11,792 | -5% | |
1960 | 11,764 | -0.2% | |
1970 | 11,456 | -2.6% | |
1980 | 10,724 | -6.4% | |
1990 | 10,550 | -1.6% | |
2000 | 11,276 | 6.9% | |
2010 | 11,200 | -0.7% | |
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cities and communes
- Cities ( cities )
Townships
The borough is divided into 16 townships : Badus, Chester, Clarno, Concord, Farmington, Franklin, Herman, Lake View, Le Roy, Nunda, Orland, Rutland, Summit, Wayne, Wentworth and Winfred.
Lakes
There are several lakes in Lake County that gave the county its name: Buffalo Slough , Brandt Lake , Davis Slough , Gilman Lake , Green Lake , Lake Badus , Lake Herman , Lake Madison , Long Lake , Mud Lake , Pelican Lake, and the Round Lake .
Highways
The following highways run through Lake County :
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lake 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. 169 .
- ↑ 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: 44 ° 1 ′ N , 97 ° 7 ′ W