County · code 46029
Codington CountySouth Dakota
Codington County is a county in South Dakota with its seat in Watertown, formed in 1877.
- Founded1877
- County seatWatertown
- Land area688 sq mi + 30 sq mi water
- Population28,325 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped18,476 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Codington on the map of South Dakota
South Dakota has 66 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1877 from Clark County, Grant County and Hamlin County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Codington County was created by Dakota Territory in 1877 from Clark, Grant, and Hamlin Counties, and part of the Wahpeton and Sisseton Indian Reserve. It became a county in the state of South Dakota in 1889.
- 1877Codington County created Codington created by Dakota Territory in present South Dakota from Clark, Grant, Hamlin, and part of the Wahpeton and Sisseton Indian Reserve. · Dak. Terr. Laws 1877, 12th sess., ch. 42/pp. 217-218 in Rev. Codes Dak. 1877
- 1889Became part of South Dakota Codington 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
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Codington
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 18,476 parcels from Codington County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
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Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Codington County yet.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Codington by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Codington County's official site
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County government
- County government
The official website of Codington County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Codington County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Codington County
- When was Codington County founded?
- Codington County was founded in 1877, formed from Clark County, Grant County and Hamlin County.
- What is the county seat of Codington County?
- The county seat of Codington County is Watertown.
- Is there an online parcel map for Codington County?
- Yes. Codington County publishes a parcel map of 18,476 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Codington County's boundary or name changed?
- Codington County was created in 1877 from Clark County, Grant County and Hamlin County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Codington 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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