Douglas County, South Dakota

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

County Seat: Armour
Year Organized: 1873
Square Miles: 434

Court House:

P.O. Box 159
County Courthouse
Armour, SD 57313-0159

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Douglas is named for United States Senator Stephen A. Douglas.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

The first legal organization of the county was completed by the meeting of the Commissioners and appointment of a full set of county officials in 1882. They named the town of Huston as temporary county seat. The election of 1882 changed the county seat from Huston to Grand View. Later in 1894, Armour became the county seat.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 434 square miles (1,124 km²), of which, 434 square miles (1,123 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km²) of it (0.14%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

Aurora County, South Dakota - north
Davison County, South Dakota - northeast
Hutchinson County, South Dakota - east
Charles Mix County, South Dakota - southwest

Cities and Towns:

- Armour (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Belmont	township
- Corsica	city	Incorporated Area
- Delmont	city	Incorporated Area
- East Choteau	township
- Garfield	township
- Grandview	township
- Harrison	township
- Holland	township
- Independence	township
- Iowa	township
- Joubert	township
- Lincoln	township
- Valley	township
- Walnut Grove	township
- Washington	township

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