Liste over amter i South Dakota

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Aurora County

003

Plankinton

1881

Cragin og Wetmore amter

Aurora, romersk gudinde for daggry

7003271000000000000♠2,710

70027080000000000000000♠708 km2
(700318340000000000000000000♠1,834 km² )

Beadle County

005

Huron

1879

Buchard, Clark, Kingsbury og Spink amter

William Henry Harrison Beadle, chefinspektør i Dakota Territory

7004173980000000000♠17,398

70031259000000000000000♠1,259 sq mi
(70033261000000000000000♠3,261 km² )

Bennett County

007

Martin

1909

Lugenbeel, Shannon, Washabaugh og Washington amter

Granville G. Bennett, dommer ved højesteret for Dakota Territory

7003343100000000000♠3,431

70031185000000000000000♠1.185 km2
(700330690000000000000000000♠3.069 km² )

Bon Homme County

009

Tyndall

1862

Uorganiseret område

Fransk ord, der betyder "god mand"

7003707000000000000♠7,070

70025630000000000000000♠563 km2
(70031458000000000000000♠1,458 km² )

Brookings County

011

Brookings

1862

Uorganiseret område

Wilmot Brookings (1830 - 1905), dommer ved Dakota Territory Supreme Court

7004319650000000000♠31,965

70027940000000000000000♠794 km2
(700320560000000000000000000♠2,056 km² )

Brown County

013

Aberdeen

1879

Beadle County

Alfred Brown, territorial lovgiver

7004365310000000000♠36,531

70031713000000000000000♠1,713 sq mi
(70034437000000000000000♠4,437 km² )

Brule County

015

Chamberlain

1875

Charles Mix County

Brulé Sioux-indfødte amerikanere

7003525500000000000♠5,255

7002828190000000000000000♠819 km2
(7003212121000000000000000♠2,121 km² )

Buffalo County

017

Gann-dalen

1873

Uorganiseret område

Amerikansk bison

7003191200000000000♠1,912

70024710000000000000000♠471 km2
(70031220000000000000000♠1.220 km² )

Butte County

019

Belle Fourche

1883

Harding

Buttes i regionen

7004101100000000000♠10,110

70032249000000000000000♠2,249 sq mi
(700358250000000000000000000♠5,825 km² )

Campbell County

021

Mound City

1873

Buffalo

Newton B. Campbell, territorial lovgiver

7003146600000000000♠1,466

70027360000000000000000♠736 km2
(700319060000000000000000000♠1,906 km² )

Charles Mix County

023

Andesøen

1862

Uorganiseret område

Charles Eli Mix, kommissær for indianske anliggender

7003912900000000000♠9,129

70031098000000000000000♠1.098 km2
(70032844000000000000000♠2.844 km² )

Clark County

025

Clark

1873

Hanson

Newton Clark, territorial lovgiver

7003369100000000000♠3,691

70029580000000000000000♠958 km2
(7003248481000000000000000♠2,481 km² )

Clay County

027

Vermillion

1862

Uorganiseret område

Henry Clay (1777 - 1852), amerikansk senator fra Kentucky og fremtrædende politisk person fra det 19. århundrede

7004138640000000000♠13,864

7002412120000000000000000♠412 km2
(700310670000000000000000000♠1,067 km² )

Codington County

029

Watertown

1877

Indianske områder

Pastor G.S. Codington, territorial lovgiver

7004272270000000000♠27,227

70026880000000000000000♠688 km2
(70031782000000000000000♠1,782 km² )

Corson County

031

McIntosh

1909

Indianske områder

Dighton Corson, dommer ved South Dakota Supreme Court

7003405000000000000♠4,050

70032473000000000000000♠2,473 km2
(70036405000000000000000♠6,405 km² )

Custer County

033

Custer

1875

Indianske områder

General George Armstrong Custer (1839 - 1876), nøgleperson i indianerkrigene

7003821600000000000♠8,216

70031558000000000000000♠1.558 km2
(700340350000000000000000000♠4.035 km² )

Davison County

035

Mitchell

1873

Hanson

Henry C. Davison, fremtrædende købmand og tidlig bosætter

7004195040000000000♠19,504

70024360000000000000000♠436 km2
(700311290000000000000000000♠1,129 km² )

Day County

037

Webster

1879

Clark

Merrit H. Day, territorial lovgiver

7003571000000000000♠5,710

7003102929000000000000000♠1,029 sq mi
(70032665000000000000000♠2,665 km² )

Deuel County

039

Clear Lake

1862

Brookings

Jacob S. Deuel, territorial lovgiver

7003436400000000000♠4,364

70026240000000000000000♠624 km2
(7003161616000000000000000♠1,616 km² )

Dewey County

041

Timber Lake

1873

Armstrong County og indianske områder

William P. Dewey, territorial generalinspektør

7003530100000000000♠5,301

70032303000000000000000♠2.303 km2
(700359650000000000000000000♠5.965 km² )

Douglas County

043

Rustning

1873

Charles Mix

Stephen A. Douglas (1813 - 1861), amerikansk senator fra Illinois og fortaler for folkesuverænitet som en middelvej i debatten om slaveri

7003300200000000000♠3,002

70024340000000000000000♠434 km2
(700311240000000000000000000♠1,124 km² )

Edmunds County

045

Ipswich

1873

Buffalo

Newton Edmunds, guvernør i Dakota Territory

7003407100000000000♠4,071

70031146000000000000000♠1,146 sq mi
(70032968000000000000000♠2,968 km² )

Fall River County

047

Varme kilder

1883

Custer

Fall River

7003709400000000000♠7,094

70031740000000000000000♠1,740 sq mi
(700345070000000000000000000♠4,507 km² )

Faulk County

049

Faulkton

1873

Uorganiserede arealer

Andrew Jackson Faulk, guvernør for Dakota Territory

7003236400000000000♠2,364

70031000000000000000000♠1.000 km2
(700325900000000000000000000♠2.590 km² )

Grant County

051

Milbank

1873

Codington og Deuel amter

Ulysses S. Grant (1822 - 1885), amerikansk præsident og general i den amerikanske borgerkrig

7003735600000000000♠7,356

70026820000000000000000♠682 km2
(70031766000000000000000♠1,766 km² )

Gregory County

053

Burke

1862

Uorganiseret område

John Shaw Gregory, territorial lovgiver

7003427100000000000♠4,271

70031016000000000000000♠1,016 km2
(70032631000000000000000♠2,631 km² )

Haakon County

055

Philip

1914

Stanley County

Kong Haakon VII af Norge

7003193700000000000♠1,937

70031813000000000000000♠1.813 km2
(70034696000000000000000♠4.696 km² )

Hamlin County

057

Hayti

1873

Deuel County

Hannibal Hamlin, vicepræsident og amerikansk senator fra Maine

7003590300000000000♠5,903

70025110000000000000000♠511 km2
(700313230000000000000000000♠1,323 km² )

Hand County

059

Miller

1873

Buffalo County

George H. Hand, territorial lovgiver

7003343100000000000♠3,431

70031437000000000000000♠1,437 km2
(70033722000000000000000♠3,722 km² )

Hanson County

061

Alexandria

1873

Buffalo og Deuel amter

Joseph R. Hanson, major i hæren i indianerkrigene og tidlig nybygger

7003333100000000000♠3,331

70024350000000000000000♠435 km2
(700311270000000000000000000♠1,127 km² )

Harding County

063

Buffalo

1909

Uorganiserede arealer

J.A. Harding, formand for parlamentet for Dakota Territory

7003125500000000000♠1,255

70032671001000000000000000♠2,671 km2
(70036918000000000000000♠6,918 km² )

Hughes County

065

Pierre

1880

Buffalo County

Alexander Hughes, territorial lovgiver

7004170220000000000♠17,022

70027410000000000000000♠741 km2
(700319190000000000000000000♠1,919 km² )

Hutchinson County

067

Olivet

1862

Uorganiseret område

John Hutchinson, territorial lovgiver

7003734300000000000♠7,343

70028130000000000000000♠813 km2
(700321060000000000000000000♠2,106 km² )

Hyde County

069

Highmore

1873

Buffalo County

James Hyde, territorial lovgiver

7003142000000000000♠1,420

70028610000000000000000♠861 km2
(700322300000000000000000000♠2.230 km² )

Jackson County

071

Kadoka

1914

Stanley County

J.R. Jackson, territorial lovgiver

7003303100000000000♠3,031

70031869000000000000000♠1,869 sq mi
(70034841000000000000000♠4,841 km² )

Jerauld County

073

Wessington Springs

1883

Aurora County

H.A. Jerauld, territorial lovgiver

7003207000000000000♠2,070

70025300000000000000000♠530 km2
(70031373000000000000000♠1,373 km² )

Jones County

075

Murdo

1916

Lyman County

George W. Jones, territorial lovgiver

7003100600000000000♠1,006

70029710000000000000000♠971 km2
(700325150000000000000000000♠2,515 km² )

Kingsbury County

077

De Smet

1873

Hanson County

George W. Kingsbury og T.A. Kingsbury, brødre og territoriale lovgivere

7003514800000000000♠5,148

70028380000000000000000♠838 km2
(700321700000000000000000000♠2,170 km² )

Lake County

079

Madison

1873

Brookings og Hanson amter

Søer i amtet

7004112000000000000♠11,200

70025630000000000000000♠563 km2
(70031458000000000000000♠1,458 km² )

Lawrence County

081

Deadwood

1875

Uorganiseret område

John Lawrence (1839 - 1889), territorial lovgiver

7004240970000000000♠24,097

700280000000000000000000000♠800 km2
(700320720072000000000000000♠2,072 km² )

Lincoln County

083

Canton

1867

Uorganiseret område

Lincoln County, Maine

7004448280000000000♠44,828

70025780000000000000000♠578 km2
(700314970000000000000000000♠1,497 km² )

Lyman County

085

Kennebec

1873

Uorganiseret område

W.P. Lyman, territorial lovgiver

7003375500000000000♠3,755

70031640000000000000000♠1,640 sq mi
(700342480000000000000000000♠4,248 km² )

Marshall County

091

Britton

1885

Day County

Marshall Vincent, kommissær for Day County

7003465600000000000♠4,656

70028390000000000000000♠839 km2
(700321730000000000000000000♠2,173 km² )

McCook County

087

Salem

1873

Hanson County

Edwin McCook, sekretær for Dakota Territory

7003561800000000000♠5,618

70025750000000000000000♠575 km2
(700314890000000000000000000♠1,489 km² )

McPherson County

089

Leola

1873

Buffalo County

James B. McPherson (1828 - 1864), general under borgerkrigen

7003245900000000000♠2,459

70031137000000000000000♠1,137 sq mi
(70032945000000000000000♠2,945 km² )

Meade County

093

Sturgis

1889

Lawrence County

George G. Meade (1815 - 1872), general fra borgerkrigen

7004254340000000000♠25,434

70033471000000000000000♠3.471 km2
(700389900000000000000000000♠8.990 km² )

Mellette County

095

White River

1909

Lyman County

Arthur C. Mellette, første guvernør i South Dakota

7003204800000000000♠2,048

7003130307000000000000000♠1.307 km2
(70033385000000000000000♠3.385 km² )

Miner County

097

Howard

1873

Hanson County

Nelson Miner og Ephriam Miner, brødre og territoriale lovgivere

7003238900000000000♠2,389

70025700000000000000000♠570 km2
(70031476000000000000000♠1,476 km² )

Minnehaha County

099

Sioux Falls

1862

Uorganiseret område

Sioux-betegnelse for vandfald

7005169468000000000♠169,468

70028090000000000000000♠809 km2
(700320950000000000000000000♠2,095 km² )

Moody County

101

Flandreau

1873

Brookings og Minnehaha amter

Gideon C. Moody, formand for parlamentet for Dakota Territory

7003648600000000000♠6,486

70025200000000000000000♠520 km2
(70031347000000000000000♠1.347 km² )

Oglala Lakota County

102

Varme kilder

1875

Fall River County

Oglala Lakota-stammen

7004135860000000000♠13,586

70032094000000000000000♠2,094 km2
(70035423000000000000000♠5,423 km² )

Pennington County

103

Rapid City

1875

Uorganiseret område

John L. Pennington (1821 - 1900), guvernør i Dakota Territory

7005100948000000000♠100,948

70032776000000000000000♠2.776 km2
(700371900000000000000000000♠7.190 km² )

Perkins County

105

Bison

1909

Butte og Harding amter

Henry E. Perkins, statssenator

7003298200000000000♠2,982

7003287200200000000000♠2,872 km2
(70037438000000000000000♠7,438 km² )

Potter County

107

Gettysburg

1875

Buffalo County

Joel A. Potter, territorial lovgiver

7003232900000000000♠2,329

70028660000000000000000♠866 km2
(700322430000000000000000000♠2.243 km² )

Roberts County

109

Sisseton

1883

Grant County

S.G. Roberts, territorial lovgiver

7004101490000000000♠10,149

70031101000000000000000♠1,101 sq mi
(70032852000000000000000♠2,852 km² )

Sanborn County

111

Woonsocket

1883

Miner County

George W. Sanborn, præsident for Milwaukee Railroad

7003235500000000000♠2,355

70025690000000000000000♠569 km2
(700314740000000000000000000♠1,474 km² )

Spink County

115

Redfield

1873

Hanson County

S.L. Spink, sekretær for Dakota Territory

7003645100000000000♠6,451

70031504000000000000000♠1.504 km2
(70033895000000000000000♠3.895 km² )

Stanley County

117

Fort Pierre

1873

Uorganiseret område

David S. Stanley, kommandant for Fort Sully

7003296600000000000♠2,966

70031443000000000000000♠1.443 km2
(70033737000000000000000♠3.737 km² )

Sully County

119

Onida

1873

Potter County

Fort Sully, der selv er opkaldt efter general Alfred Sully

7003137300000000000♠1,373

70031007000000000000000♠1,007 sq mi
(70032608000000000000000♠2,608 km² )

Todd County

121

Vinder

1909

Meyer og Tripp amter

John Blair Smith Todd, territorial delegeret til Kongressen

7003961200000000000♠9,612

70031388000000000000000♠1.388 km2
(700335950000000000000000000♠3.595 km² )

Tripp County

123

Vinder

1873

Uorganiseret område

Bartlett Tripp, overdommer ved Dakota Territorial Supreme Court

7003564400000000000♠5,644

70031614000000000000000♠1.614 km2
(700341800000000000000000000♠4.180 km² )

Turner County

125

Parker

1871

Lincoln County

John W. Turner, territorial lovgiver

7003834700000000000♠8,347

70026170000000000000000♠617 km2
(700315980000000000000000000♠1,598 km² )

Union County

127

Elk Point

1862

Uorganiseret område

Unionen af de amerikanske stater

7004143990000000000♠14,399

70024600000000000000000♠460 km2
(70031191000000000000000♠1.191 km² )

Walworth County

129

Selby

1873

Buffalo County

Walworth County, Wisconsin

7003543800000000000♠5,438

70027080000000000000000♠708 km2
(700318340000000000000000000♠1,834 km² )

Yankton County

135

Yankton

1862

Uorganiseret område

Yankton Sioux-indfødte amerikanere

7004224380000000000♠22,438

70025220000000000000000♠522 km2
(70031352000000000000000♠1.352 km² )

Ziebach County

137

Dupree

1911

Armstrong, Schnasse og Sterling amter

Frank M. Ziebach, forlægger og major i hæren under indianerkrigene

7003280100000000000♠2,801

7003196200200000000000♠1,962 km2
(70035082000000000000000♠5,082 km² )