Spink County
Spink County Courthouse , one of 25 entries for the county in the NRHP |
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US state : | South Dakota |
Administrative headquarters : | Redfield |
Foundation : | 1873 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 6415 (2010) |
Population density : | 1.6 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 3911 km² |
Water surface : | 16 km² |
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Website : www.co.pennington.sd.us |
Spink County is a county in the state of South Dakota in the United States .
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county had an area of 3911 square kilometers; 16 square kilometers (0.41 percent) of this is water. The county is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Brown County (north), Day County (northeast), Clark County (east), Beadle County (south), Hand County (southwest), and Faulk County (west).
history
The county was incorporated on January 8, 1873, and its administrative organization was completed on August 1, 1879. It was named after the politician Solomon L. Spink , who was the delegate for the Dakota Territory in the United States House of Representatives .
25 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of August 9, 2018).
Population development
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1900 | 9487 | - | |
1910 | 15,981 | 68.5% | |
1920 | 15,768 | -1.3% | |
1930 | 15,304 | -2.9% | |
1940 | 12,527 | -18.1% | |
1950 | 12.204 | -2.6% | |
1960 | 11,706 | -4.1% | |
1970 | 10,595 | -9.5% | |
1980 | 9201 | -13.2% | |
1990 | 7981 | -13.3% | |
2000 | 7454 | -6.6% | |
2010 | 6415 | -13.9% | |
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cities and communes
Cities ( cities )
Communities ( towns )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Spink 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. 287 .
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 9, 2018.
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
Coordinates: 44 ° 56 ' N , 98 ° 21' W