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McCook CountySouth Dakota

McCook County is in South Dakota and was founded in 1873 with Salem as its county seat.

  • Founded1873
  • County seatSalem
  • Named forEdwin Stanton McCook
  • Land area574 sq mi + 2.7 sq mi water
  • Population5,682 2020 Census
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HansonMinnehaha Salem Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

McCook on the map of South Dakota

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History

Founded in 1873

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

McCook County gained territory from Davison and Hanson Counties in 1879. McCook became a county in the state of South Dakota on November 2, 1889.

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

  1. 1879
    Gained territory McCook gained from Davison and Hanson.
    from Davisonfrom Hanson
    · Dak. Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 12/pp. 20-27
  2. 1889
    Became part of South Dakota McCook 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 McCook

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

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

McCook by the Census

Population
5,682 2020 Census count
Housing units
2,448 2020 Census count
Land area
574 square miles
Water area
2.7 square miles
People per sq mi
10 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

McCook County's official site

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County government

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Questions

Common questions about McCook County

When was McCook County founded?
McCook County was founded in 1873, and named after Edwin Stanton McCook.
What is the county seat of McCook County?
The county seat of McCook County is Salem.
Is there an online parcel map for McCook 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 McCook County's boundary or name changed?
Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 changes for McCook County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 later changes, chiefly involving Davison County and Hanson County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for McCook County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

Nearby

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