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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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Hand County, South Dakota
Hand County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Miller
Year Organized: 1873
Square Miles: 1,437 |
Court House: 415 West First Avenue
County Courthouse
Miller, SD 57362-1346
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Hand is named for George H. Hand, U.S. Attorney for the District of Dakota Territory.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Hand County was created in 1873 and organized in 1882. It was named for George H. Hand, U.S. Attorney for the Dakota
Territory. The first county commission meeting was held September 1, 1882. The town of Miller was named County seat, but
not without a battle with St. Lawrence.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,440 square miles (3,730 kmē), of which,
1,437 square miles (3,721 kmē) of it is land and 4 square miles (9 kmē) of it (0.25%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Faulk County, South Dakota - north
- Spink County, South Dakota - northeast
- Beadle County, South Dakota - east
- Jerauld County, South Dakota - southeast
- Buffalo County, South Dakota - southwest
- Hyde County, South Dakota - west
Cities and Towns:
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- Alden |
township |
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- Alpha |
township |
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- Bates |
township |
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- Burdette |
township |
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- Carlton |
township |
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- Cedar |
township |
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- Como |
township |
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- Gilbert |
township |
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- Glendale |
township |
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- Grand |
township |
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- Greenleaf |
township |
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- Hiland |
township |
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- Holden |
township |
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- Hulbert |
township |
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- Linn |
township |
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- Logan |
township |
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- Miller
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Mondamin |
township |
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- Northwest Hand |
UT |
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- Ohio |
township |
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- Ontario |
township |
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- Orient |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Park |
township |
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- Pearl |
township |
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- Plato |
township |
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- Pleasant Valley |
township |
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- Ree Heights |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Riverside |
township |
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- Rockdale |
township |
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- Rose Hill |
township |
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- Spring Hill |
township |
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- Spring Lake |
township |
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- St. Lawrence |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Wheaton |
township |
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- York |
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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