Hyde County, South Dakota

Hyde County
Map of South Dakota highlighting Hyde 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: 44°33′N 99°29′W / 44.55°N 99.48°W / 44.55; -99.48
Country United States
State South Dakota
Founded1883
Named forJames Hyde
SeatHighmore
Largest cityHighmore
Area
 • Total866 sq mi (2,240 km2)
 • Land861 sq mi (2,230 km2)
 • Water5.6 sq mi (15 km2)  0.6%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,262
 • Estimate 
(2023)
1,186 Decrease
 • Density1.5/sq mi (0.56/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districtAt-large
Websitehydeco.org

Hyde County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,262,[1] making it the second-least populous county in South Dakota. Its county seat is Highmore.[2] The county was founded in 1873, as a county of the Dakota Territory, and organized in 1883.[3] It was named for James Hyde, a member of legislature in the 1870s.[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. 164.

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