McPherson County, South Dakota
McPherson County Courthouse |
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US state : | South Dakota |
Administrative headquarters : | Leola |
Foundation : | 1973 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 2459 (2010) |
Population density : | 0.8 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2983 km² |
Water surface : | 39 km² |
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McPherson County is a county in the state of South Dakota in the United States . It was named after James B. McPherson , a general in the Civil War . The county seat is in Leola .
geography
The county covers an area of 2,983 square kilometers; 39 square kilometers (1.29 percent) of it is water. It is divided into five townships : Carl, Hoffman, Wachter, Wacker and Weber; as well as two disorganized territories: West McPherson and Central McPherson.
history
The county was incorporated on January 8, 1873 and the administrative organization was completed on March 6, 1884. It was named after James Birdseye McPherson , a general in the Union Army .
Four buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of August 6, 2018).
Population development
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1900 | 6327 | - | |
1910 | 6791 | 7.3% | |
1920 | 7705 | 13.5% | |
1930 | 8774 | 13.9% | |
1940 | 8353 | -4.8% | |
1950 | 7071 | -15.3% | |
1960 | 5821 | -17.7% | |
1970 | 5022 | -13.7% | |
1980 | 4027 | -19.8% | |
1990 | 3228 | -19.8% | |
2000 | 2904 | -10% | |
2010 | 2459 | -15.3% | |
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cities and communes
Cities ( cities )
Communities ( towns )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ McPherson 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. 202 .
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 6, 2018.
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
Coordinates: 45 ° 46 ′ N , 99 ° 13 ′ W