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Day County, South DakotaDay County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameDay is named for Territorial legislator Merrit H. Day. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryThe 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. GeographyAccording 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:
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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define
the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local.
And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions,
reflects the "characteristic features of this 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." |
