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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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Fall River County, South Dakota
Fall River County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Hot Springs
Year Organized: 1883
Square Miles: 1,740: |
Court House: 906 North River Street
County Courthouse
Hot Springs, SD 57747-1390
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Fall River is named for the Fall River.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Fall River County organized as a county in Dakota Territory in November 1883 and Hot Springs was chosen as the county
seat. The county was once known as Forsythe County.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,749 square miles (4,530 kmē), of which,
1,740 square miles (4,506 kmē) of it is land and 9 square miles (24 kmē) of it (0.53%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Custer County, South Dakota - north
- Shannon County, South Dakota - east
- Dawes County, Nebraska - southeast
- Sioux County, Nebraska - south
- Niobrara County, Wyoming - west
Cities and Towns:
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- Argentine |
township |
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- Edgemont |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Hot Springs
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Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Northeast Fall River |
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- Oelrichs |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Provo |
township |
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- Robins |
township |
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- Southwest Fall River |
UT |
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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