Sully County
![]() Sully County Courthouse , one of four entries for the county in the NRHP |
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US state : | South Dakota |
Administrative headquarters : | Onida |
Foundation : | 1909 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 1373 (2010) |
Population density : | 0.5 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2772 km² |
Water surface : | 164 km² |
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Sully County is a district in the state of South Dakota in the United States . The county seat is in Onida .
geography
The county covers an area of 2,772 square kilometers. Of this, 2,608 km² is land and 164 km² (5.93%) is water. It is divided into two disorganized territories: West Sully and East Sully. It is bordered clockwise by the counties: Potter County , Hyde County , Hughes County , Stanley County, and Dewey County .
history
The county was incorporated on January 8, 1873 and the administrative organization was completed on April 19, 1883. It was after the officer Alfred Sully designated to the American Civil War in the Union Army served.
Four 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 | 1715 | - | |
1910 | 2462 | 43.6% | |
1920 | 2831 | 15% | |
1930 | 3852 | 36.1% | |
1940 | 2668 | -30.7% | |
1950 | 2713 | 1.7% | |
1960 | 2607 | -3.9% | |
1970 | 2362 | -9.4% | |
1980 | 1990 | -15.7% | |
1990 | 1589 | -20.2% | |
2000 | 1556 | -2.1% | |
2010 | 1373 | -11.8% | |
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cities and communes
Cities ( cities ):
Municipalities ( towns ):
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Sully County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . 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. 293 .
- ↑ 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 ° 43 ′ N , 100 ° 8 ′ W