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Brule CountySouth Dakota

Brule County is a county in South Dakota with its seat in Chamberlain. It was founded in 1879 and named after the Sicangu.

  • Founded1879
  • County seatChamberlain
  • Named forSicangu
  • Land area817 sq mi + 29 sq mi water
  • Population5,247 2020 Census
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BuffaloAuroraGregoryJerauldCharles MixLyman Chamberlain Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Brule on the map of South Dakota

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Counties of South Dakota · Brule highlighted

History

Founded in 1879

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Brule County was created in 1883 when it gained territory from Buffalo County. In 1889, Brule became a county in the state of South Dakota. The county gained American Island in the Missouri River from the Sioux Reservation in 1891. Lyman County was organized and fully detached from Brule in 1893.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1883
    Gained territory Brule gained from Buffalo.
    from Buffalo
    · Dak. Terr. Laws 1883, 15th sess., ch. 14/p. 24
  2. 1889
    Became part of South Dakota Brule became a county in the state of South Dakota. · U.S. Stat., vol. 25, ch. 180[1889]/pp. 676-684; U.S. Stat., vol. 26, no. 5/pp. 1548-1549; Swindler, 9:107-109; Van Zandt, 134
  3. 1890
    Changed Lyman, Pratt (extinct), and Presho (extinct) attached to Brule “for the levy and collection of taxes therein.”
    LymanPrattPresho
    · S. Dak. Laws 1890, 1st sess., ch. 65/p. 159
  4. 1891
    Gained territory Brule gained American Island in the Missouri River from the Sioux Reservation. · S. Dak. Laws 1891, 2d sess., ch. 45/p. 106
  5. 1893
    Changed Attachment of Lyman to Brule “for judicial purposes” was confirmed.
    Lyman
    · S. Dak. Laws 1893, 3d sess., ch. 49/p. 78
  6. 1893
    Changed Lyman fully organized, detached from Brule.
    Lyman
    · "Dakota's Counties," 13
  7. 1895
    Changed Pratt (extinct) and Presho (extinct) detached from Brule, attached to Lyman "for judicial purposes."
    PrattPreshoLyman
    · S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 48/pp. 53-54

Land and parcels

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People and land

Brule by the Census

Population
5,247 2020 Census count
Housing units
2,344 2020 Census count
Land area
817 square miles
Water area
29 square miles
People per sq mi
6 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

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County government

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Questions

Common questions about Brule County

When was Brule County founded?
Brule County was founded in 1879, and named after Sicangu.
What is the county seat of Brule County?
The county seat of Brule County is Chamberlain.
Is there an online parcel map for Brule County?
Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Brule County's boundary or name changed?
Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 7 changes for Brule County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 7 later changes, chiefly involving Lyman County, Pratt County and Presho County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Brule County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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