Back مقاطعة كلارك (داكوتا الجنوبية) Arabic Clark County, South Dakota BAR Кларк (окръг, Южна Дакота) Bulgarian ক্লার্ক কাউন্টি, সাউথ ডাকোটা BPY Clark Gông (South Dakota) CDO Кларк (гуо, Къилба Дакота) CE Clark County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, South Dakota) CEB Clark County, De Dakota Welsh Clark County (South Dakota) German Κομητεία Κλαρκ (Νότια Ντακότα) Greek
Clark County | |
|---|---|
 Clark County Courthouse | |
 Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota | |
 South Dakota's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 44°52′N 97°44′W / 44.86°N 97.73°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  South Dakota |
| Founded | 1873 (created) 1881 (organized) |
| Named for | Newton Clark |
| Seat | Clark |
| Largest city | Clark |
| Area | |
| • Total | 967 sq mi (2,500 km2) |
| • Land | 958 sq mi (2,480 km2) |
| • Water | 9.9 sq mi (26 km2) 1.0% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,837 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 3,948  |
| • Density | 4.0/sq mi (1.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Website | http://clark.sdcounties.org/ |
Clark County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,837.[1] Its county seat is Clark.[2] The county was created in 1873 and organized in 1881.[3] It was named for Newton Clark, a Dakota Territory legislator in 1873.[4][5]
- ^ "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. 82.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 57.