County · code 46115
Spink CountySouth Dakota
Spink County is a county in South Dakota with its seat in Redfield. It was founded in 1873 and became a county in the state of South Dakota in 1889.
- Founded1873
- County seatRedfield
- Land area1,504 sq mi + 6.2 sq mi water
- Population6,361 2020 Census
Where it is
Spink 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
Founded in 1873
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Spink County gained most of Thompson (Dakota Territory, extinct), lost to creation of Beadle, and lost to Hand in 1879. Spink became a county in the state of South Dakota on November 2, 1889.
- 1879Gained territory Spink gained most of Thompson (Dakota Territory, extinct), lost to creation of Beadle, and lost to Hand. · Dak. Terr. Laws 1879, 13th sess., ch. 12/pp. 20-27
- 1889Became part of South Dakota Spink 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 Spink
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Missing
No public parcel map found for Spink County yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county (spinkcounty-sd.org).
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Address points Missing
No public address points layer found for Spink 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
Spink 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
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.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Permits
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Spink County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Spink 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 Spink County
- When was Spink County founded?
- Spink County was founded in 1873.
- What is the county seat of Spink County?
- The county seat of Spink County is Redfield.
- Is there an online parcel map for Spink 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 Spink County's boundary or name changed?
- Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 changes for Spink County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 later changes, chiefly involving Beadle County, Hand County and Thompson County.
- Who issues building permits in Spink County?
- The county's page on building permits: - Building Permits -. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Spink 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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