Spink County

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Spink County Courthouse, one of 25 entries for the county in the NRHP
Spink County Courthouse , one of 25 entries for the county in the NRHP
administration
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
map
Map of Spink County within South Dakota
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
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%
1900-1990

2000

cities and communes

Cities ( cities )

Communities ( towns )

Web links

Commons : Spink County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Spink 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. 287 .
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 9, 2018.
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Coordinates: 44 ° 56 '  N , 98 ° 21'  W