Charles Mix County | |
|---|---|
 Charles Mix County Courthouse in Lake Andes | |
 Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota | |
 South Dakota's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 43°13′N 98°35′W / 43.21°N 98.59°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  South Dakota |
| Founded | 1862 (created) 1879 (organized) |
| Named for | Charles Eli Mix |
| Seat | Lake Andes |
| Largest city | Wagner |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,150 sq mi (3,000 km2) |
| • Land | 1,097 sq mi (2,840 km2) |
| • Water | 53 sq mi (140 km2) 4.6% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,373 |
• Estimate (2023) | 9,240  |
| • Density | 8.2/sq mi (3.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Website | charlesmix |
Charles Mix County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,373.[1] Its county seat is Lake Andes.[2] The county was created in 1862 and organized in 1879.[3] It was named for Charles Eli Mix, an official of the Bureau of Indian Affairs influential in signing a peace treaty with the local Lakota Indian tribes.[4] The easternmost approximately 60% of the county comprises the Yankton Indian Reservation.
The Papineau Trading Post, whose building is now in Geddes, South Dakota, was an early county seat.[5] Geddes tried to wrest the county seat from Wheeler in 1900, 1904, and 1908.[6] The Charles Mix County Courthouse in Lake Andes was built in 1918.[6]
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Dakota Territory, South Dakota, and North Dakota: Individual County Chronologies". Dakota Territory Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2006. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ Charles Mix County Archived June 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ J. Michael Peterson (March 26, 1973). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Geddes Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved August 1, 2022. With aerial photo from 1955 and others from c.1972
- ^ a b Mark Hufstetler; Lon Johnson (September 1, 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Charles Mix County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved August 1, 2022. With 14 photos.