Campbell County, South Dakota

Campbell County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Mound City
Year Organized: 1873
Square Miles: 736

Court House:

P.O. Box 37
County Courthouse
Mound City, SD 57646-0037

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Campbell is named for Newton B. Campbell of Scotland, son of the famous Gen. Charles T. Campbell, "the man whom Lincoln made a brigadier general upon condition that he should die immediately."

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Campbell County was surveyed in 1883-84 and organized on petition to Governor Ordway in the spring of 1884. The first session of the board of county Commissioners was held at Le Grace in April 1884. All parts of the county were rapidly settled after the establishment of the new town of Mound City in 1884. Mound City, who derived its name from near-by Indian mounds, became the county seat in 1888.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 771 square miles (1,998 km²), of which, 736 square miles (1,906 km²) of it is land and 36 square miles (92 km²) of it (4.61%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

Emmons County, North Dakota - north
McIntosh County, North Dakota - northeast
McPherson County, South Dakota - east
Walworth County, South Dakota - south
Corson County, South Dakota - west

Cities and Towns:

- Campbell	township
- Herreid	city	Incorporated Area
- Mound City (County Seat)	town	Incorporated Area
- Pollock	town	Incorporated Area

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