Ziebach County, South Dakota

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

County Seat: Dupree
Year Organized: 1911
Square Miles: 1,962

Court House:

P.O. Box 68
County Courthouse
Dupree, SD 57623-0068

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Ziebach is named for local leader Frank M. Ziebach.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Ziebach County, created and organized in 1911, was named for Frank M. Ziebach. He established the Weekly Dakotan, was appointed captain of the militia during the Indian outbreak of 1862 and was popularly called "Governor" Ziebach. Governor Vessey signed the bill creating Ziebach County on February 1, 1911 and authorized a special election to be held April 4th to choose county officers and the location of the county seat. Dupree was elected as county seat by nearly a unanimous vote.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,971 square miles (5,105 km²), of which, 1,962 square miles (5,082 km²) of it is land and 9 square miles (23 km²) of it (0.44%) is water. Almost the entire county lies within the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation. The balance of the county, along its extreme northern county line, lies within the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. It is one of five South Dakota counties that lie entirely on Indian reservations.

Neighboring Counties:

Corson County, South Dakota - north
Dewey County, South Dakota - east
Haakon County, South Dakota - south
Meade County, South Dakota - southwest
Perkins County, South Dakota - northwest

Cities and Towns:

- Dupree (County Seat)

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