Deuel County, South Dakota

Deuel County
Deuel County
County
	Deuel County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota
	South Dakota's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 44°46′N 96°40′W / 44.76°N 96.67°W
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
Founded	1862 (created); 1878 (organized)
Named for	Jacob Deuel
Seat	Clear Lake
Largest city	Clear Lake
Area
• Total	637 sq mi (1,650 km2)
• Land	623 sq mi (1,610 km2)
• Water	14 sq mi (40 km2) 2.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	4,295
• Estimate (2023)	4,354
• Density	6.7/sq mi (2.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large

Deuel County (/ˈduːl/ DOOL)^[1] is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,295.^[2] Its county seat is Clear Lake.^[3] The county was created in 1862, and was organized in 1878.^[4] It is named for Jacob Deuel, a legislator in 1862.^[5]

^ "Broadcast Pronunciation Guide and South Dakota Pronunciations". Associated Press. Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
^ "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. 105.