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Corson County, South DakotaCorson County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameCorson is named after Dighton Corson, a Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryCorson 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. GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,529 square miles (6,551 kmē), of which,
2,473 square miles (6,405 kmē) of it is land and 56 square miles (146 kmē) of it (2.23%) is water. The entire county
lies within the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. Neighboring Counties:
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