Faulk County, South Dakota

Faulk County
Faulk County Courthouse in July 2013
Faulk County Courthouse in July 2013
Map of South Dakota highlighting Faulk County
Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota
Map of the United States highlighting South Dakota
South Dakota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 45°04′N 99°09′W / 45.07°N 99.15°W / 45.07; -99.15
Country United States
State South Dakota
Founded1873 (created)
1883 (organized)
Named forAndrew Jackson Faulk
SeatFaulkton
Largest cityFaulkton
Area
 • Total
1,006 sq mi (2,610 km2)
 • Land982 sq mi (2,540 km2)
 • Water24 sq mi (60 km2)  2.4%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,125
 • Estimate 
(2023)
2,151 Increase
 • Density2.1/sq mi (0.82/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districtAt-large

Faulk County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,125.[1] Its county seat is Faulkton.[2] The county was founded in 1873 and organized in 1883.[3] It is named for Andrew Jackson Faulk, the third Governor of Dakota Territory.[4]

  1. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 124.