Place:Meade, South Dakota, United States

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NameMeade
Alt namesMeadesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates44.5°N 102.617°W
Located inSouth Dakota, United States     (1889 - )
See alsoChoteau, South Dakota, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Delano, South Dakota, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Lawrence, South Dakota, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Scobey, South Dakota, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Census-designated place
Blackhawk
Deserted settlement
Avance ( 1800 - 1950 )
Inhabited place
Bear Butte
Bend
Boneita Springs
Box Elder
Carwye
Cedar Canyon
Clough
Dalzell
Ellsworth Air Force Base
Elm Springs
Enning
Fairpoint
Faith
Fox Ridge
Goiens
Haydraw
Hereford
Howes
Marcus
Maurine
Mud Butte
Opal
Piedmont
Plainview
Red Owl
Stoneville
Sturgis
Sulphur
Tilford
Union Center
Viewfield
Volunteer
White Owl
Unknown
Fort Meade
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Meade County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. It was created in 1889 and was named for Fort Meade, which was garrisoned as a United States military post in the area in 1878 and was named for General George Meade. As of the 2010 census, the population was 25,434. Its county seat is Sturgis.

Meade County is part of the Rapid City, South Dakota, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1889 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1890 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1900 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1890 4,640
1900 4,907
1910 12,640
1920 9,367
1930 11,482
1940 9,735
1950 11,516
1960 12,044
1970 16,618
1980 20,717
1990 21,878
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