Clark County | |
|---|---|
 Clark County Courthouse | |
 Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota | |
 South Dakota's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 44°52′N 97°44′W / 44.86°N 97.73°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  South Dakota |
| Founded | 1873 (created) 1881 (organized) |
| Named for | Newton Clark |
| Seat | Clark |
| Largest city | Clark |
| Area | |
• Total | 967 sq mi (2,500 km2) |
| • Land | 958 sq mi (2,480 km2) |
| • Water | 9.9 sq mi (26 km2) 1.0% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,837 |
• Estimate (2023) | 3,948  |
| • Density | 4.0/sq mi (1.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Website | http://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]
- ^ "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. 82.
- ^ 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.