Grant County | |
|---|---|
 County Courthouse | |
 Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota | |
 South Dakota's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 45°10′N 96°46′W / 45.17°N 96.77°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  South Dakota |
| Founded | 1873 (created) January 8, 1878 (organized) |
| Named for | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Seat | Milbank |
| Largest city | Milbank |
| Area | |
• Total | 688 sq mi (1,780 km2) |
| • Land | 681 sq mi (1,760 km2) |
| • Water | 6.1 sq mi (16 km2) 0.9% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,556 |
• Estimate (2023) | 7,553  |
| • Density | 11/sq mi (4.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Website | grantcounty |
Grant County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,556.[1] The county seat is Milbank.[2] The county was founded in 1873 and organized in 1878.[3] It is named for Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States.[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. 141.