Faulk County, South Dakota

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

County Seat: Faulkton
Year Organized: 1873
Square Miles: 1,000

Court House:

P.O. Box 309
County Courthouse
Faulkton, SD 57438-0309

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Faulk is named for Governor of Dakota Territory Andrew Jackson Faulk.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

During the winter of 1873 the territorial legislature passed a bill creating several counties among which was Faulk. Faulk County was named in honor of Governor Faulk. LaFoon became the first county seat in 1883 and might have remained so if the coming of the Northwestern railroad had not aided Faulkton, when the county seat was moved in 1886.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,006 square miles (2,605 km²), of which, 1,000 square miles (2,590 km²) of it is land and 6 square miles (14 km²) of it (0.55%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

Edmunds County, South Dakota - north
Spink County, South Dakota - east
Hand County, South Dakota - south
Hyde County, South Dakota - southwest
Potter County, South Dakota - west

Cities and Towns:

- Arcade	township
- Cresbard	town	Incorporated Area
- Devoe	township
- Ellisville	township
- Emerson	township
- Enterprise	township
- Faulkton (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Freedom	township
- Hillsdale	township
- Irving	township
- Lafoon	township
- Myron	township
- Onaka	town	Incorporated Area
- O'Neil	township
- Orient	town	Incorporated Area
- Pioneer	township
- Pulaski	UT
- Rockham	town	Incorporated Area
- Saratoga	township
- Seneca	town	Incorporated Area
- Southwest Faulk	UT
- Tamworth	township
- Union	township
- Wesley	township

County Resources:

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