Perkins County, South Dakota

Perkins County: County in South Dakota, United States of America

About

Perkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,982. After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 2,832 inhabitants. Its county seat is Bison. The county was created 115 years ago in 1908.

Perkins County locator map
Location of Perkins County on South Dakota map.

Quick Facts about Perkins County

Population : 2,832 (2020)
Country : United States of America
State : South Dakota (United States)
Different from : Perkins County
Area : 7487 km2
Water as percent of area : 0.7%
Land as percent of area : 99.3%
Altitude : 2,785 feet / 849 meters
Capital : Bison
Establishment : January 01, 1909
Time Zone : UTC−07:00
Local time : 20:17:57 (8th November 2024)
Population growth : -5.3% (2010-2020)
Lemmon Petrified Park 2 image
Lemmon Petrified Park 2
Lemmon Petrified Park 2 image

Geography

Perkins County is located at 45°29'26"N 102°28'32"W (45.4905100, -102.4756300). It has 3 neighbors: Meade County, Adams County and Harding County.

Perkins County map

The largest city of Perkins County is Lemmon with a population of 1,160. Other cities include, Meadow population 45 and Chance population 38. See all Perkins County cities & populated places.

Perkins County Populated Places

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

City Name Population Title
Lemmon 1,160 City in South Dakota, United States of America
Strool 50 Township in Perkins County, South Dakota
Meadow 45 Unincorporated community in South Dakota
Chance 38 Human settlement in United States of America
Lodgepole 32 Township in Perkins County, South Dakota
Bison 23 Town in and county seat of Perkins County, South Dakota, United States
White Butte 18 Township in Perkins County, South Dakota

Perkins County has 3 neighbours.

  • Bison

Demographics

According to census records, the population of Perkins County decreased by 5.3% in 10 years.

Year Population % Change Method
2010 2,982 - census
2011 3,018 1.19% estimation process
2012 3,032 0.46% estimation process
2013 3,025 -0.23% estimation process
2014 3,023 -0.07% estimation process
2015 2,984 -1.31% estimation process
2016 2,964 -0.67% estimation process
2017 2,962 -0.07% estimation process
2018 2,908 -1.86% estimation process
2019 2,865 -1.5% estimation process
2020 2,832 -1.17% estimation process

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South Dakota Other Counties (more counties)

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
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Union County 16,192 County in South Dakota, United States