On November 2, 1889, the state of South Dakota entered the Union as the 40th state. Shannon County and Todd County are the two counties in South Dakota that do not have their own county seats. The administrative centre for Todd County is Winner in Trip County. The administrative centre for Shannon County is Hot Springs in Fall River County.
How Many Counties in South Dakota
The US state of South Dakota is divided into 66 counties. On March 2, 1861, Dakota Territory was created from Nebraska and Unorganized territories. The territorial capitals were Yankton and Bismarck. In 1862 when South Dakota was organized as Dakota Territory, it had initially ten counties. Check this South Dakota County Map which provides the location of all counties on the South Dakota Map.
Counties of South Dakota
- Aurora County Map
- Beadle County Map
- Bennett County Map
- Bon Homme County Map
- Brookings County Map
- Brown County Map
- Brule County Map
- Buffalo County Map
- Butte County Map
- Campbell County Map
- Charles Mix County Map
- Clark County Map
- Clay County Map
- Codington County Map
- Corson County Map
- Custer County Map
- Davison County Map
- Day County Map
- Deuel County Map
- Dewey County Map
- Douglas County Map
- Edmunds County Map
- Fall River County Map
- Faulk County Map
- Grant County Map
- Gregory County Map
- Haakon County Map
- Hamlin County Map
- Hand County Map
- Hanson County Map
- Harding County Map
- Hughes County Map
- Hutchinson County Map
- Hyde County Map
- Jackson County Map
- Jerauld County Map
- Jones County Map
- Kingsbury County Map
- Lake County Map
- Lawrence County Map
- Lincoln County Map
- Lyman County Map
- Marshall County Map
- Mccook County Map
- Mcpherson County Map
- Meade County Map
- Mellette County Map
- Miner County Map
- Minnehaha County Map
- Moody County Map
- Oglala Lakota County Map
- Pennington County Map
- Perkins County Map
- Potter County Map
- Roberts County Map
- Sanborn County Map
- Spink County Map
- Stanley County Map
- Sully County Map
- Todd County Map
- Tripp County Map
- Turner County Map
- Union County Map
- Walworth County Map
- Yankton County Map
- Ziebach County Map
Newest County of South Dakota
The Newest and most recent County of South Dakota, created on January 15, 1917, is Jones County.
Oldest Counties of South Dakota
The oldest and 14 original counties of South Dakota were created in 1862. The counties were Sheyenne, Brookings, Deuel, Minnehaha, Lincoln, Hutchinson, Jayne, Charles, Mix, Gregory, Todd, Bon, Homme, Yankton, Cole and Clay Counties.
Former names of counties
- Boreman County – In 1909 renamed Corson County
- Shannon County – In 2015 renamed Oglala Lakota County
- Mandan – It is renamed Lawrence County
- Pratt County- It is Renamed Jones County
Largest and Smallest County by Area in South Dakota
Meade County is the largest county in South Dakota, covering an area of 3471 square miles (8990 km2). The smallest county in South Dakota is Clay County, covering 412 square miles (1,070 km2).
Best County to live in South Dakota
Some of the best counties to live in the South Dakota State United States are Clay County, Minnehaha County, Brookings County, Hughes County, Lincoln County and Pennington County.
Most Populated and Least Populated County of South Dakota
Minnehaha County is the most populated county (2020 census) in South Dakota, and Jones County is the least populated county (2020 census) in South Dakota state of the United States.
Information about maps of all Counties of South Dakota
The maps of all counties in South Dakota Counties are available on the website describing facts about counties. The map shows the location of the county within the state, its county seat, and state and county boundary. Pierre, the state capital, is also marked on all the maps. These maps can be used in different ways.