Edmunds County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota | |
 South Dakota's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 45°25′N 99°13′W / 45.41°N 99.21°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  South Dakota |
| Founded | 1873 (founded) 1883 (organized) |
| Named for | Newton Edmunds |
| Seat | Ipswich |
| Largest city | Ipswich |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,151 sq mi (2,980 km2) |
| • Land | 1,126 sq mi (2,920 km2) |
| • Water | 25 sq mi (60 km2) 2.2% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,986 |
• Estimate (2023) | 4,057  |
| • Density | 3.5/sq mi (1.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Website | edmunds |
Edmunds County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. At the 2020 census, the population was 3,986.[1] Its county seat is Ipswich.[2] The county was established in 1873 and organized in 1883.[3] It is named for Newton Edmunds, the second Governor of Dakota Territory.[4]
Edmunds County is part of the Aberdeen, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 4, 2012. 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. 115.