Lincoln County, South Dakota

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

County Seat: Canton
Year Organized: 1867
Square Miles: 578

Court House:

100 East Fifth Street
County Courthouse
Canton, SD 57013-1798

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Lincoln was named after Abraham Lincoln.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Lincoln County was named for Lincoln County, Maine, the birthplace of Wilmont W. Brookings, and created by an act of the territorial legislature April 5, 1862. The county was organized by a legislative act on December 30, 1867. Canton was named county seat by the same legislative act.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 579 square miles (1,499 km²), of which, 578 square miles (1,497 km²) of it is land and 0 square miles (1 km²) of it (0.09%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

Minnehaha County, South Dakota - north
Lyon County, Iowa - northeast
Sioux County, Iowa - southeast
Union County, South Dakota - south
Clay County, South Dakota - southwest
Turner County, South Dakota - west

Cities and Towns:

- Brooklyn	township
- Canton (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Dayton	township
- Delapre	township
- Delaware	township
- Fairview	town	Incorporated Area
- Grant	township
- Harrisburg	city	Incorporated Area
- Highland	township
- Hudson	town	Incorporated Area
- La Valley	township
- Lennox	city	Incorporated Area
- Lincoln	township
- Lynn	township
- Norway	township
- Perry	township
- Pleasant	township
- Sioux Falls	city	Incorporated Area
- Springdale	township
- Tea	city	Incorporated Area
- Worthing	town	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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County Resources

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