Brookings County, South Dakota
Brookings County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, 34,375 people lived there,[1] making it the fifth-most populous county in South Dakota. Its county seat is Brookings.[2] The county was created in 1862 and organized in 1871.[3]
| Brookings County, South Dakota | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of South Dakota | |
 South Dakota's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | 1862 (created) July 3, 1871 (organized) |
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| Seat | Brookings |
| Largest City | Brookings |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
805 sq mi (2,085 km²) 792 sq mi (2,051 km²) 13 sq mi (34 km²), 1.6 |
| Population - Density |
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| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website: brookingscountysd.gov | |
| Named for: Wilmot Wood Brookings | |
Brookings County comprises the Brookings, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Communities
Cities
Towns
Census-designated places
- Lake Poinsett
- Newdale Colony
- Norfeld Colony
- Rolland Colony
Unincorporated communities
- Ahnberg
- Medary
Townships
The county is divided into twenty-three townships:
- Afton
- Alton
- Argo
- Aurora
- Bangor
- Brookings
- Elkton
- Eureka
- Lake Hendricks
- Lake Sinai
- Laketon
- Medary
- Oaklake
- Oakwood
- Oslo
- Parnell
- Preston
- Richland
- Sherman
- Sterling
- Trenton
- Volga
- Winsor
References
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Brookings County, South Dakota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ↑ National Association of Counties. "NACo County Explorer". Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ↑ "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 28, 2015.