McPherson County, South Dakota

administration
McPherson County Courthouse
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
map

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
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%
1900-1990 2000

cities and communes

Cities ( cities )

Eureka
Leola

Communities ( towns )

Web links

Commons : McPherson County (South Dakota) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

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

45.77 -99.22Coordinates: 45 ° 46 ′ N , 99 ° 13 ′ W

[1] McPherson 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. 202 .

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 6, 2018.

[4] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011

[5] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011