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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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Day County, South Dakota
Day County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Webster
Year Organized: 1879
Square Miles: 1,029 |
Court House: 711 West First Street
County Courthouse
Webster, SD 57274-1361
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Day is named for Territorial legislator Merrit H. Day.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
The settlement of the territory which now forms Day County began in 1880. The county was organized under the
territorial laws by a board of Commissioners appointed by Governor Ordway. The first meeting of the board was held in
Webster on January 2, 1882 and the town of Webster was named county seat. On May 2, 1885 a special election was held in
the county submitting the question of dividing the county. The result was in favor of division and Marshall County was
taken from the northern part of Day County.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,091 square miles (2,826 kmē), of which,
1,029 square miles (2,664 kmē) of it is land and 63 square miles (162 kmē) of it (5.74%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Marshall County, South Dakota - north
- Roberts County, South Dakota - east
- Grant County, South Dakota - southeast
- Codington County, South Dakota - southeast
- Clark County, South Dakota - south
- Spink County, South Dakota - southwest
- Brown County, South Dakota - west
Cities and Towns:
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- Andover |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Bristol |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Butler |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Central Point |
township |
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- Egeland |
township |
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- Farmington |
township |
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- Grenville |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Highland |
township |
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- Homer |
township |
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- Independence |
township |
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- Kosciusko |
township |
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- Liberty |
township |
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- Lily |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Lynn |
township |
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- Morton |
township |
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- Nutley |
township |
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- Oak Gulch |
township |
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- Pierpont |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Racine |
township |
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- Raritan |
township |
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- Roslyn |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Rusk |
township |
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- Union |
township |
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- Valley |
township |
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- Waubay |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Webster
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Wheatland |
township |
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- York |
township |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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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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