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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

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:
- Brantford township  
- Bryant city Incorporated Area
- Castlewood city Incorporated Area
- Cleveland township  
- Dempster township  
- Estelline city Incorporated Area
- Garfield township  
- Hamlin township  
- Hayti (County Seat) town Incorporated Area
- Hazel town Incorporated Area
- Lake Norden city Incorporated Area
- Norden township  
- Opdahl township  
- Oxford township
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Counties: US Map

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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