What is the population of Harding County?

The population of Harding County, SD is 1,311.

Where is Harding County located?

Harding County, SD is located at latitude 45.5803500 and longitude -103.4957700. It is in United States.

What is the area of Harding County?

The area of Harding County, SD is 6935 km².

What is the elevation of Harding County?

Harding County, SD has an elevation of 866 meters (2841 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Harding County in?

Harding County, SD is in the America/Denver time zone.

How has the population of Harding County changed?

The population of Harding County, SD has increased from 1,255 (2010) to 1,311 (2020), a change of 4.5%.

Harding County, South Dakota

Harding County: county in South Dakota, United States

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Harding County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,255. After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 1,311 inhabitants. Its county seat is Buffalo. The county was created 117 years ago in 1908.

Harding County locator map — Location of Harding County on South Dakota map.

County Snapshot

Harding County at a glance

Harding County currently has 2 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Largest city

Camp Crook

Population 66

Quick Facts about Harding County

Population	1,311 (2020)
Country	United States of America
State	South Dakota (United States)
Different from	Harding County
Area	6935 km²
Water as percent of area	0.2%
Land as percent of area	99.8%
Latitude & Longitude	45.5804,-103.4958
Altitude	2,851 feet / 869 meters
Capital	Buffalo
Establishment	January 01, 1909
Time Zone	America/Denver
Local time	15:46:54 (22nd April 2026)
Population growth	4.27% (2010-2020)
Weather	49℉ Mostly Clear 7-days weather

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Geography

Harding County is located at 45°34'49"N 103°29'45"W (45.5803500, -103.4957700). It has 6 neighbors: Carter County, Fallon County, Adams County, Bowman County, Butte County and Perkins County.

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The largest city of Harding County is Camp Crook with a population of 66. Other cities include and Buffalo population 57. See all Harding County cities & populated places.

Harding County Populated Places

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Harding County.

City Name	Population	Title
Camp Crook	66	Town in South Dakota, United States of America
Buffalo	57	Town in and county seat of Harding County, South Dakota, United States

Weather

49°F

Mostly Clear

9 to 14 mph SE Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

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Harding County has 6 neighbours.

Carter County county in southeastern Montana, United States
Fallon County county in Montana, United States
Adams County county in North Dakota, United States
Bowman County county in North Dakota, United States
Butte County county in South Dakota, United States of America
Perkins County county in South Dakota, United States of America

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Demographics

The population of Harding County increased by 4.27% in 10 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2010	1,255	-	census
2011	1,275	1.57%	estimation process
2012	1,304	2.22%	estimation process
2013	1,259	-3.57%	estimation process
2014	1,245	-1.12%	estimation process
2015	1,270	1.97%	estimation process
2016	1,267	-0.24%	estimation process
2017	1,244	-1.85%	estimation process
2018	1,252	0.64%	estimation process
2019	1,298	3.54%	estimation process
2020	1,311	0.99%	estimation process

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Harding County, New Mexico county in New Mexico, United States with a population of 638 people.

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County Name	Population	Title
Minnehaha County	196,659	County in South Dakota, United States of America
Sioux Falls	157,584	The largest city in South Dakota.
Pennington County	115,926	County in South Dakota, United States of America
Rapid City	77,503	The second most populous city in South Dakota.
Lincoln County	63,019	County in South Dakota, United States
Brown County	38,738	County in South Dakota, United States
Brookings County	35,603	County in South Dakota, United States of America
Meade County	28,588	County in South Dakota, United States
Codington County	28,186	County in South Dakota, United States of America
Lawrence County	26,221	County in South Dakota, United States
Yankton County	22,742	County in South Dakota, United States
Watertown	22,303	City in and county seat of Codington County, South Dakota, United States
Davison County	19,812	County in South Dakota, United States of America
Beadle County	18,513	County in South Dakota, United States
Hughes County	17,336	County in Oklahoma, United States
Union County	16,192	County in South Dakota, United States