Lyman County

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administration
US state : South Dakota
Administrative headquarters : Kennebec
Foundation : 1873
Demographics
Residents : 3755  (2010)
Population density : 0.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 4421 km²
Water surface : 174 km²
map
Map of Lyman County within South Dakota

Lyman County is a county in the state of South Dakota in the United States . It has 3895 inhabitants. The county seat is in Kennebec .

geography

The county covers an area of ​​4,421 square kilometers; 174 square kilometers (3.93 percent) of this is water. It is divided into 17 townships : Bailey, Butte, Dorman, Fairland, Iona, Morningside, Oacoma, Pleasant, Pratt, Reliance, Rex, Rose, Rowe, Sioux and Stony Butte; and six disorganized territories: Black Dog, Lafayette, Lower Brule, McClure, Northwest Lyman, and South Lyman.

history

The county was incorporated on January 8, 1873 and the administrative organization was completed on May 21, 1893. It was named after William P. Lyman (1833-1880), an early settler, military man, and member of the Legislative Assembly of the Dakota Territory .

Langdeau Site

One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Langdeau 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%
1900 2632 -
1910 10,848 312.2%
1920 6591 -39.2%
1930 6335 -3.9%
1940 5045 -20.4%
1950 4572 -9.4%
1960 4428 -3.1%
1970 4060 -8.3%
1980 3864 -4.8%
1990 3638 -5.8%
2000 3895 7.1%
2010 3755 -3.6%
1900-1990

2000

cities and communes

Cities ( cities )

Communities ( towns )

census-designated places

Unincorporated ( unincorporated communities )

Web links

Commons : Lyman County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Lyman County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . 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. 187 .
  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 ° 54 '  N , 99 ° 51'  W