Turner County, South Dakota

administration
Turner County Courthouse
US state :	South Dakota
Administrative headquarters :	Parker
Foundation :	1871
Demographics
Residents :	8347 (2010)
Population density :	5.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1599 km²
Water surface :	2 km²
map

Turner County is a county in the state of South Dakota in the United States .

geography

The county covers an area of 1,599 square kilometers; of which 2 square kilometers (0.1 percent) are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Minnehaha County , Lincoln County , Clay County , Yankton County , Hutchinson County, and McCook County .

history

The county was founded on January 13, 1871, and named after John W. Turner (1800-1883), a member of the Dakota Territory Legislative Assembly and inspector of education.

The William Higinbotham House is one of 30 entries for the county in the NRHP.

30 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	13,175	-
1910	13,840	5%
1920	14,871	7.4%
1930	14,891	0.1%
1940	13,270	-10.9%
1950	12,100	-8.8%
1960	11,159	-7.8%
1970	9872	-11.5%
1980	9255	-6.3%
1990	8576	-7.3%
2000	8849	3.2%
2010	8347	-5.7%
1900-1990 2000

cities and communes

Cities ( cities )

Communities ( towns )

Townships

Turner County is divided into 18 townships : Brothersfield, Centerville, Childstown, Daneville, Dolton, Germantown, Home, Hurley, Marion, Middleton, Monroe, Norwayr, Parker, Rosefield, Salem, Spring Valley, Swan Lake, Turner.

Demographics

The district has 8,849 inhabitants, 3,510 households and 2,478 families.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

^ Turner 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. 306 .
↑ 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

43.31 -97.15Coordinates: 43 ° 19 ′ N , 97 ° 9 ′ W

[1] Turner 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. 306 .

[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