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Perkins County, South DakotaPerkins County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NamePerkins is named for South Dakota state legislator Henry E. Perkins. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryPerkins County, created in 1908 and organized in 1909, was named for Henry E. Perkins, a native of Vermont, who was a lawyer and State Senator from Sturgis from 1903-1911. Perkins was instrumental in securing the passage of the act that created the county. The first meeting of the county Commissioners was held at Lemmon in February 1909. Both Bison and Lemmon wanted to serve as county seat of Perkins County. Many hearings were held, and a legal battle ended in a vote of the people on January 9, 1909 that Bison won by 14 votes. GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,891 square miles (7,487 kmē), of which,
2,872 square miles (7,437 kmē) of it is land and 19 square miles (49 kmē) of it (0.66%) is water. Neighboring Counties:
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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
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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."  |
