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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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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
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Douglas is named for United States Senator Stephen A. Douglas.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
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 kmē), of which, 434
square miles (1,123 kmē) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 kmē) 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:
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- Armour
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Belmont |
township |
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- Corsica |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Delmont |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- East Choteau |
township |
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- Garfield |
township |
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- Grandview |
township |
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- Harrison |
township |
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- Holland |
township |
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- Independence |
township |
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- Iowa |
township |
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- Joubert |
township |
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- Lincoln |
township |
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- Valley |
township |
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- Walnut Grove |
township |
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- Washington |
township |
County Resources:
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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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