Corson County, South Dakota

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

County Seat: McIntosh
Year Organized: 1909
Square Miles: 2,473

Court House:

P.O. Box 255
County Courthouse
Mc Intosh, SD 57641-0255

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Corson is named after Dighton Corson, a Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Corson County was created by an act of the legislature passed and approved March 2, 1909. Prior to that, the area was part of three separate and distinct counties: Schnasse, Dewey and Boreman. The county was named in honor of Dighton Corson, a Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court. It remained unorganized until July of 1909 when an election was called by Governor Vessey. The people voted on the location of the temporary courthouse with the contest being between McIntosh and Morristown. McIntosh won but was challenged again in 1910.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,529 square miles (6,551 km²), of which, 2,473 square miles (6,405 km²) of it is land and 56 square miles (146 km²) of it (2.23%) is water. The entire county lies within the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.

Neighboring Counties:

Sioux County, North Dakota - north
Campbell County, South Dakota - east
Walworth County, South Dakota - southeast
Dewey County, South Dakota - south
Ziebach County, South Dakota - southwest
Perkins County, South Dakota - west

Cities and Towns:

- Central Corson	UT
- Lake	township
- Lemmon No. 2	UT
- McIntosh (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- McLaughlin	city	Incorporated Area
- Mobridge	city	Incorporated Area
- Morristown	town	Incorporated Area
- Northeast Corson	UT
- Pleasant Ridge	township
- Prairie View	township
- Ridgeland	township
- Rolling Green	township
- Wakpala	township
- Watauga	township
- West Corson	UT

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