Faulk County | |
|---|---|
 Faulk County Courthouse in July 2013 | |
 Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota | |
 South Dakota's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 45°04′N 99°09′W / 45.07°N 99.15°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  South Dakota |
| Founded | 1873 (created) 1883 (organized) |
| Named for | Andrew Jackson Faulk |
| Seat | Faulkton |
| Largest city | Faulkton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,006 sq mi (2,610 km2) |
| • Land | 982 sq mi (2,540 km2) |
| • Water | 24 sq mi (60 km2) 2.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,125 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 2,151  |
| • Density | 2.1/sq mi (0.82/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | At-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]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 124.