Lyman County
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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 |
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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 .
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 | |||
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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% | |
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cities and communes
Cities ( cities )
Communities ( towns )
Unincorporated ( unincorporated communities )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Lyman County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . 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. 187 .
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: South Dakota . National Park Service , accessed August 2, 2018.
- ↑ 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: 43 ° 54 ' N , 99 ° 51' W