Perkins County, South Dakota

Perkins County
Petrified Wood Park in Lemmon, South Dakota
Map of South Dakota highlighting Perkins 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: 45°30′N 102°29′W / 45.5°N 102.48°W / 45.5; -102.48
Country United States
State South Dakota
FoundedNovember 3, 1908 (established)
1909 (organized)
Named forHenry E. Perkins
SeatBison
Largest cityLemmon
Area
 • Total2,891 sq mi (7,490 km2)
 • Land2,870 sq mi (7,400 km2)
 • Water20 sq mi (50 km2)  0.7%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,835
 • Estimate 
(2023)
2,834 Decrease
 • Density0.98/sq mi (0.38/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional districtAt-large
Websitewww.perkinscounty.org

Perkins County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,835.[1] Its county seat is Bison.[2] The county was established in 1908 and organized in 1909.[3] It was named for Sturgis, South Dakota, official Henry E. Perkins.[4]

  1. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. 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 31, 2015.
  4. ^ Hellmann, Paul T. (May 13, 2013). Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Routledge. p. 983. ISBN 978-1135948597. Retrieved November 30, 2013.