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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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Jones County, South Dakota
Jones County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Murdo
Year Organized: 1916
Square Miles: 971 |
Court House: P.O. Box 307
County Courthouse
Murdo, SD 57559-0307
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Jones is named for Jones County, Iowa.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
As an unorganized county, Jones County was called Pratt. Lyman County, which was unorganized and heavily in debt,
persuaded Presho and Pratt Counties to join. Almost immediately the fight to separate began. In 1907 the legislature
passed a law describing how the counties should separate. The vote failed. In 1910 they voted again and lost and in 1916
they voted once again and the proposition carried. Murdo is the county seat.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 972 square miles (2,517 kmē), of which, 971
square miles (2,514 kmē) of it is land and 1 square miles (3 kmē) of it (0.12%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Stanley County, South Dakota - north
- Lyman County, South Dakota - east
- Mellette County, South Dakota - south
- Jackson County, South Dakota - southwest
- Haakon County, South Dakota - northwest
Cities and Towns:
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- Central Jones |
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- Draper |
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- Dunkel |
township |
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- Grandview |
township |
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- Kolls |
township |
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- Morgan |
township |
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- Mullen |
township |
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- Murdo
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- Mussman |
township |
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- North Jones |
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- Okaton |
township |
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- Rich Valley |
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- Scovil |
township |
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- South Creek |
township |
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- Westover |
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- Williams Creek |
township |
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- Zickrick |
township |
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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