Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Minnehaha County is a county in South Dakota in the United States. As of the 2020 census, 197,214 people lived there.[1] It is the most populous county in South Dakota. The county seat of Minnehaha County is Sioux Falls.[2] The county took its name from the Sioux Indian word "Mnihaha" which means "rapid water" or "waterfall." The word is often incorrectly translated as "laughing water." The word was changed to its current spelling to make it easier to pronounce. Minnehaha County is part of the Sioux Falls, SD, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
| Minnehaha County, South Dakota | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of South Dakota | |
 South Dakota's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | 1862 (created) 1868 (organized) |
|---|---|
| Seat | Sioux Falls |
| Largest City | Sioux Falls |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
814 sq mi (2,108 km²) 807 sq mi (2,090 km²) 6.7 sq mi (17 km²), 0.8 |
| Population - Density |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: www.minnehahacounty.org | |
| Named for: "rapid water" | |
History
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1870 | 355 | ||
| 1880 | 8,251 | 2224.2% | |
| 1890 | 21,879 | 165.2% | |
| 1900 | 23,926 | 9.4% | |
| 1910 | 29,631 | 23.8% | |
| 1920 | 42,490 | 43.4% | |
| 1930 | 50,872 | 19.7% | |
| 1940 | 57,697 | 13.4% | |
| 1950 | 70,910 | 22.9% | |
| 1960 | 86,575 | 22.1% | |
| 1970 | 95,209 | 10.0% | |
| 1980 | 109,435 | 14.9% | |
| 1990 | 123,809 | 13.1% | |
| 2000 | 148,281 | 19.8% | |
| 2010 | 169,468 | 14.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[3] 1790-1960[4] 1900-1990[5] 1990-2000[6] 2010-2020[1] | |||
In the 1870 census there were 355 people living in the county.
Geography
The county has a total area of 814 square miles (2,110 km2). Of this, 810 square miles (2,100 km2) is land and 4 square miles (10 km2) (0.49%) is water. The Big Sioux River flows through the county.
Townships
The county is divided into twenty-four townships: Brandon, Benton, Buffalo, Burk, Clear Lake, Dell Rapids, Edison, Grand Meadow, Hartford, Highland, Humboldt, Logan, Lyons, Mapleton, Palisade, Red Rock, Sioux Falls, Split Rock, Sverdrup, Taopi, Valley Springs, Wall Lake, Wayne, Wellington.
Adjacent Counties
- Moody County, South Dakota - north
- Rock County, Minnesota - east
- Lyon County, Iowa - southeast
- Lincoln County, South Dakota - south
- Turner County, South Dakota - southwest
- McCook County, South Dakota - west
- Lake County, South Dakota - northwest
Lakes
Cities and towns
| Settlement | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Sioux Falls [A] | 156,592 | |
| Brandon | 8,908 | |
| Dell Rapids | 3,684 | |
| Hartford | 2,570 | |
| Crooks | 1,285 | |
| Garretson | 1,182 | |
| Baltic | 1,104 | |
| Valley Springs | 770 | |
| Colton | 697 | |
| Humboldt | 597 | |
| Sherman | 78 | |
| 2011 estimate population[7] | ||
Other places in Minnehaha County
Historical Townsites
Minnehaha County, South Dakota Media
The falls of the Big Sioux River at Falls Park
County Administration Building
Notes
- A. ^ Sioux Falls is located in both Minnehaha and Lincoln counties.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Minnehaha County, South Dakota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ↑ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in South Dakota". United States Census Bureau. 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-03-16.