What is the population of Miner County?

The population of Miner County, SD is 2,202.

Where is Miner County located?

Miner County, SD is located at latitude 44.0219500 and longitude -97.6102500. It is in United States.

What is the area of Miner County?

The area of Miner County, SD is 1481 km².

What is the elevation of Miner County?

Miner County, SD has an elevation of 448 meters (1470 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Miner County in?

Miner County, SD is in the America/Chicago time zone.

How has the population of Miner County changed?

The population of Miner County, SD has decreased from 2,389 (2010) to 2,202 (2020), a change of -7.8%.

Miner County, South Dakota

Miner County: county in South Dakota, United States of America

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Miner County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,389 and a population density of 2 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 2,202 inhabitants. Its county seat is Howard. The county was created 153 years ago in 1872.

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Miner County at a glance

Miner County currently has 5 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

Howard

Population 137

Quick Facts about Miner County

Population	2,202 (2020)
Country	United States of America
State	South Dakota (United States)
Area	1481 km²
Water as percent of area	0.3%
Land as percent of area	99.7%
Latitude & Longitude	44.0220,-97.6103
Altitude	1,463 feet / 446 meters
Capital	Howard
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Local time	13:27:37 (15th April 2026)
Density	1 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth	-8.49% (2010-2020)
Weather	71℉ Chance Rain Showers 7-days weather

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Geography

Miner County is located at 44°1'19"N 97°36'37"W (44.0219500, -97.6102500). It has 4 neighbors: Kingsbury County, Lake County, McCook County and Sanborn County.

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The largest city of Miner County is Howard with a population of 137. Other cities include, Canova population 78, Roswell population 69, Carthage population 37 and Vilas population 19. See all Miner County cities & populated places.

Miner County Populated Places

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

City Name	Population	Title
Howard	137	City in South Dakota, United States of America
Canova	78	Town in South Dakota, United States of America
Roswell	69	Town in South Dakota, United States of America
Carthage	37	City in South Dakota, United States
Vilas	19	Town in South Dakota, United States of America

Weather

71°F

Chance Rain Showers

5 to 10 mph ENE Wednesday

A chance of rain showers after 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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Miner County has 4 neighbours.

Kingsbury County county in South Dakota, United States of America
Lake County county in South Dakota, United States
McCook County county in South Dakota, United States of America
Sanborn County county in South Dakota, United States of America

Howard

Demographics

According to census records, the population of Miner County decreased by 8.49% in 10 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2010	2,389	-	census
2011	2,325	-2.75%	estimation process
2012	2,298	-1.17%	estimation process
2013	2,312	0.61%	estimation process
2014	2,281	-1.36%	estimation process
2015	2,207	-3.35%	estimation process
2016	2,229	0.99%	estimation process
2017	2,200	-1.32%	estimation process
2018	2,204	0.18%	estimation process
2019	2,216	0.54%	estimation process
2020	2,202	-0.64%	estimation process

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