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South Dakota Counties
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South Dakota Counties
There are 66 counties in the state of South Dakota |
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Brule County, South Dakota
Brule County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Chamberlain
Year Organized: 1875
Square Miles: 819 |
Court House: 300 South Courtland
County Courthouse
Chamberlain, SD 57325-0000
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Brule may be named for the Brule Sioux Native American people.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Brule County was organized in 1879. In September of 1879 Governor Howard appointed county Commissioners, who then
held their first meeting at Brule City, September 20, 1879. A general election held on November 4, 1879 named Brule City
as the county seat. The railroad reached Chamberlain in the spring of 1881 and at the election in the fall of that year,
the county seat was moved from Brule City to Chamberlain.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 846 square miles (2,192 kmē), of which, 819
square miles (2,121 kmē) of it is land and 28 square miles (71 kmē) of it (3.25%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Buffalo County, South Dakota - north
- Jerauld County, South Dakota - northeast
- Aurora County, South Dakota - east
- Charles Mix County, South Dakota - south
- Lyman County, South Dakota - west
Cities and Towns:
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- America |
township |
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- Brule |
township |
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- Chamberlain
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Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Cleveland |
township |
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- Grandview |
UT |
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- Highland |
township |
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- Kimball |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Lyon |
township |
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- Ola |
township |
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- Plainfield |
township |
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- Pleasant Grove |
township |
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- Plummer |
township |
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- Pukwana |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Red Lake |
township |
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- Shelby |
township |
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- Smith |
township |
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- Torrey Lake |
township |
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- Union |
township |
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- Waldro |
township |
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- West Point |
township |
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- Wilbur |
township |
County Resources:
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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