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Perkins CountySouth Dakota

Perkins County is a county in South Dakota, with its county seat in Bison. It was created on November 3, 1908, from Butte County.

  • Founded1908
  • County seatBison
  • Land area2,870 sq mi + 20 sq mi water
  • Population2,835 2020 Census
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Where it is

Perkins 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.

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Counties of South Dakota · Perkins highlighted

History

Formed in 1908 from Butte County

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

Perkins County was created from Butte County on November 3, 1908, but was not fully organized or attached at that time. The county became fully organized on February 9, 1909.

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

  1. 1908
    Perkins County created Perkins created from Butte; Perkins 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
  2. 1909
    Changed Perkins fully organized. · Early History of South Dakota Counties, 92

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Perkins

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

Perkins by the Census

Population
2,835 2020 Census count
Housing units
1,710 2020 Census count
Land area
2,870 square miles
Water area
20 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.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

GIS and maps

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Perkins County

When was Perkins County founded?
Perkins County was founded in 1908, formed from Butte County.
What is the county seat of Perkins County?
The county seat of Perkins County is Bison.
Is there an online parcel map for Perkins 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 Perkins County's boundary or name changed?
Perkins County was created in 1908 from Butte 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 Perkins 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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