Potter County, South Dakota
Potter County Courthouse , one of eight entries for the county in the NRHP |
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US state : | South Dakota |
Administrative headquarters : | Gettysburg |
Foundation : | 1875 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 2329 (2010) |
Population density : | 1 inhabitant / km 2 |
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Total area : | 2327 km² |
Water surface : | 83 km² |
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Potter County is a county in the state of South Dakota in the United States . The county seat is in Gettysburg .
geography
The district has an area of 2327 square kilometers; 83 square kilometers (3.56 percent) of it is water. It is divided into three disorganized territories: West Potter, Central Potter, and East Potter. The county borders the counties in a clockwise direction: Walworth County , Edmunds County , Faulk County , Hyde County , Sully County, and Dewey County .
history
The county was formed on January 8, 1873 as Ashmore County . On January 14, 1875, the company changed to its current name. It was named after Joel A. Potter (1825-1895), a medic and MP in the Legislative Assembly of the Dakota Territory.
Eight structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of August 8, 2018).
Population development
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1900 | 2988 | - | |
1910 | 4466 | 49.5% | |
1920 | 4382 | -1.9% | |
1930 | 5762 | 31.5% | |
1940 | 4614 | -19.9% | |
1950 | 4688 | 1.6% | |
1960 | 4926 | 5.1% | |
1970 | 4449 | -9.7% | |
1980 | 3674 | -17.4% | |
1990 | 3190 | -13.2% | |
2000 | 2693 | -15.6% | |
2010 | 2329 | -13.5% | |
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cities and communes
Cities ( cities )
Communities ( towns )
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Potter County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . 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. 249 .
- ↑ 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
Coordinates: 45 ° 4 ′ N , 99 ° 57 ′ W