Clark County, South Dakota

Clark County
Clark County Courthouse
Clark County Courthouse
Map of South Dakota highlighting Clark 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: 44°52′N 97°44′W / 44.86°N 97.73°W / 44.86; -97.73
Country United States
State South Dakota
Founded1873 (created)
1881 (organized)
Named forNewton Clark
SeatClark
Largest cityClark
Area
 • Total967 sq mi (2,500 km2)
 • Land958 sq mi (2,480 km2)
 • Water9.9 sq mi (26 km2)  1.0%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,837
 • Estimate 
(2023)
3,948 Increase
 • Density4.0/sq mi (1.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districtAt-large
Websitehttp://clark.sdcounties.org/

Clark County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,837.[1] Its county seat is Clark.[2] The county was created in 1873 and organized in 1881.[3] It was named for Newton Clark, a Dakota Territory legislator in 1873.[4][5]

  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. 82.
  5. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 57.