Perkins County, South Dakota

administration
US state :	South Dakota
Administrative headquarters :	bison
Foundation :	1909
Demographics
Residents :	2982 (2010)
Population density :	0.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	7487 km²
Water surface :	49 km²
map

Perkins County is a county in the state of South Dakota in the United States . The county seat is in Bison .

geography

The county has an area of 7487 square kilometers, which is about half the size of Schleswig-Holstein . Of this, 49 square kilometers (0.66 percent) are water. The county is bordered clockwise by the counties: Adams County, North Dakota , Corson County , Ziebach County , Meade County , Butte County, and Harding .

history

The county was formed in 1909.

The Lemmon Petrified Park is one of 18 entries in the county NRHP.

18 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of August 8, 2018).

Population development

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1910	11,348	-
1920	7993	-29.6%
1930	8717	9.1%
1940	6585	-24.5%
1950	6776	2.9%
1960	5977	-11.8%
1970	4769	-20.2%
1980	4700	-1.4%
1990	3932	-16.3%
2000	3363	-14.5%
2010	2982	-11.3%
1900-1990 2000

cities and communes

Cities ( cities )

Lemmon

Communities ( towns )

bison

Townships

The county is divided into 49 townships : Ada, Anderson, Antelope, Barrett, Beck, Bision, Brushy, Burdick, Cash, Castle Butte, Chance, Chaudoin, Clark, De Witt, Duell, Englewood, Flat Creek, Foster, Fredlung, Glendo , Grand River, Hall, Highland, Horse Creek, Liberty, Lincoln, Lodgepole, Lone tree, Maltby, Marshfield, Martin, Meadow, Moreau, Plateau, Rainbow, Rockford, Scotch Cap, Sidney, Strool, Trail, Vail, Vickers, Viking , Vrooman, Wells, White Butte, White Hill, Wilson, and Wyandotte; and eight disorganized territories: Duck Creek, East Perkins, Independence, Pleasant Valley, South Perkins, Southwest Perkins, West Central Perkins, and West Perkins.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

^ Perkins County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
↑ About us on Perkins County's website.
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 8, 2018.
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

45.5 -102.48Coordinates: 45 ° 30 ′ N , 102 ° 29 ′ W

[1] Perkins County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011

[2] About us on Perkins County's website.

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 8, 2018.

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

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