Place:Beadle, South Dakota, United States

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NameBeadle
Alt namesBeadlesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates44.383°N 98.267°W
Located inSouth Dakota, United States     (1873 - )
See alsoBuffalo, South Dakota, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
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Beadle County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 19,149. Its county seat is Huron. The county was created in 1879 and organized in 1880. Beadle County comprises the Huron, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

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Beadle County, named for Brigadier General William Henry Harrison Beadle, was created by the Dakota Territory Legislature in 1879, and was organized in 1880 with the appointment of three county commissioners by Governor Nehemiah G. Ordway. The first town within Beadle County was Cavour, but Huron was named the county seat when the county commissioners first met there in July 1880.

Timeline

Date Event Source
1873 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1880 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1882 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1882 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1880 1,290
1890 9,586
1900 8,081
1910 15,776
1920 19,273
1930 22,917
1940 19,648
1950 21,082
1960 21,682
1970 20,877
1980 19,195
1990 18,253

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External links

www.beadlecounty.org


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