Gregory County, South Dakota

Gregory County
Carnegie Library in Dallas, South Dakota
Map of South Dakota highlighting Gregory County
Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota
Map of the United States highlighting South Dakota
South Dakota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 43°12′N 99°11′W / 43.2°N 99.18°W / 43.2; -99.18
Country United States
State South Dakota
Founded1862 (created)
1898 (organized)
Named forJ. Shaw Gregory
SeatBurke
Largest cityGregory
Area
 • Total1,054 sq mi (2,730 km2)
 • Land1,015 sq mi (2,630 km2)
 • Water39 sq mi (100 km2)  3.7%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,994
 • Estimate 
(2023)
4,018 Increase
 • Density3.8/sq mi (1.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districtAt-large
Websitegregory.sdcounties.org

Gregory County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,994.[1] Its county seat is Burke.[2] The county was created in 1862 and organized in 1898.[3] It was named for the politician J. Shaw Gregory.[4]

  1. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 144.

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