Potter County, South Dakota

administration
Potter County Courthouse , one of eight entries for the county in the NRHP
US state :	South Dakota
Administrative headquarters :	Gettysburg
Foundation :	1875
Demographics
Residents :	2329 (2010)
Population density :	1 inhabitant / km ²
geography
Total area :	2327 km²
Water surface :	83 km²
map

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
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%
1900-1990 2000

cities and communes

Cities ( cities )

Gettysburg

Communities ( towns )

Web links

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

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

45.06 -99.95Coordinates: 45 ° 4 ′ N , 99 ° 57 ′ W

[1] Potter County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . 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. 249 .

[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