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Harding CountySouth Dakota

Harding County is a South Dakota county with its seat in Buffalo. The county covers 2,671.6 square miles and had a population of 1,311 in 2020.

  • Founded1909
  • County seatBuffalo
  • Land area2,672 sq mi + 6.6 sq mi water
  • Population1,311 2020 Census
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Where it is

Harding on the map of South Dakota

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History

Founded in 1909

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

Harding County was first formed on February 28, 1889, when it gained all of the extinct Burdick County from Dakota Territory, though it immediately lost territory to Butte County. On November 2, 1889, Harding became a county in the state of South Dakota, and for several years it was attached to Butte County for tax collection and judicial purposes. On November 8, 1898, Harding was eliminated when it lost all its territory to Butte County, but it was re-created on November 3, 1908, from Butte County with slightly different boundaries and fully organized on February 17, 1909.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1889
    Gained territory Harding gained all of Burdick (Dakota Territory, extinct); Burdick eliminated. Harding lost to Butte.
    from Burdickfrom Butte
    · Dak. Terr. Laws 1889, 18th sess., ch. 47/p. 73
  2. 1889
    Became part of South Dakota Harding 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. 1894
    Gained territory Harding gained from Choteau (extinct) and Martin (extinct), and gained all of Ewing; Ewing eliminated. Harding also lost to Butte.
    from Choteaufrom Martinfrom Ewingfrom Butte
    · S. Dak. Laws 1893, 3d sess., ch. 47/p. 77
  4. 1898
    Lost territory Harding lost all territory to Butte; Harding eliminated, ending its attachment to Butte.
    to Butte
    · S. Dak. Laws 1897, 5th sess., ch. 43/p. 93
  5. 1908
    Harding County created Harding re-created from Butte with slightly different boundaries from the original Harding, which was eliminated 8 November 1898; Harding not fully organized, not attached.
    from Butte
    · S. Dak. Comp. Laws 1929, 1:143, 146, 149; S. Dak. Laws 1911, 12th sess., ch. 7/p. 7; S. Dak. Code 1939, 1:319, 324, 328-329
Show all 8 changes (3 more)
  1. 1889
    Gained territory Harding gained all of Burdick (Dakota Territory, extinct); Burdick eliminated. Harding lost to Butte.
    from Burdickfrom Butte
    · Dak. Terr. Laws 1889, 18th sess., ch. 47/p. 73
  2. 1889
    Became part of South Dakota Harding 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 Harding attached to Butte “for the levy and collection of taxes therein.”
    Butte
    · S. Dak. Laws 1890, 1st sess., ch. 65/p. 159
  4. 1894
    Gained territory Harding gained from Choteau (extinct) and Martin (extinct), and gained all of Ewing; Ewing eliminated. Harding also lost to Butte.
    from Choteaufrom Martinfrom Ewingfrom Butte
    · S. Dak. Laws 1893, 3d sess., ch. 47/p. 77
  5. 1895
    Changed Attachment of Harding to Butte “for judicial purposes” was confirmed.
    Butte
    · S. Dak. Laws 1895, 4th sess., ch. 48/pp. 53-54
  6. 1898
    Lost territory Harding lost all territory to Butte; Harding eliminated, ending its attachment to Butte.
    to Butte
    · S. Dak. Laws 1897, 5th sess., ch. 43/p. 93
  7. 1908
    Harding County created Harding re-created from Butte with slightly different boundaries from the original Harding, which was eliminated 8 November 1898; Harding not fully organized, not attached.
    from Butte
    · S. Dak. Comp. Laws 1929, 1:143, 146, 149; S. Dak. Laws 1911, 12th sess., ch. 7/p. 7; S. Dak. Code 1939, 1:319, 324, 328-329
  8. 1909
    Changed Harding fully organized. · "Dakota's Counties," 13

Land and parcels

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People and land

Harding by the Census

Population
1,311 2020 Census count
Housing units
720 2020 Census count
Land area
2,672 square miles
Water area
6.6 square miles
People per sq mi
<1 population ÷ land area

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

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Questions

Common questions about Harding County

When was Harding County founded?
Harding County was founded in 1909.
What is the county seat of Harding County?
The county seat of Harding County is Buffalo.
Is there an online parcel map for Harding 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 Harding County's boundary or name changed?
Harding County was created in 1908. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 7 later changes, chiefly involving Butte County, Burdick County and Choteau County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
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