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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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Hamlin County, South Dakota
Hamlin County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Hayti
Year Organized: 1873
Square Miles: 511 |
Court House: P.O. Box 237
County Courthouse
Hayti, SD 57241-0237
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Hamlin is named for Hannibal Hamlin, Abraham Lincoln's first Vice President.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Hamlin County was created in 1872 and organized in 1878. It was named for Hannibel Hamlin, Vice-President under
Abraham Lincoln. The county seat was located at the Spalding ranch. Following an election in November of 1878 the county
seat was located at Spalding. There were four contests for county seat honors, the first occurring in 1884 when the seat
was moved from Estelline to Castlewood; the second in 1890 when Bryant made an attempt; the third in 1910, when Hayti
made its first bid. Although Hayti was victorious, the contest was taken to court and Castlewood was declared the
winner. Four years later Hayti tried again and was successful.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 538 square miles (1,393 kmē), of which, 507
square miles (1,313 kmē) of it is land and 31 square miles (81 kmē) of it (5.78%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Codington County, South Dakota - north
- Deuel County, South Dakota - east
- Brookings County, South Dakota - southeast
- Kingsbury County, South Dakota - southwest
- Clark County, South Dakota - west
Cities and Towns:
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- Brantford |
township |
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- Bryant |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Castlewood |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Cleveland |
township |
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- Dempster |
township |
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- Estelline |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Garfield |
township |
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- Hamlin |
township |
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- Hayti
(County Seat) |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Hazel |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Lake Norden |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Norden |
township |
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- Opdahl |
township |
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- Oxford |
township |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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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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