Place:Dewey, South Dakota, United States

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NameDewey
Alt namesArmstrongsource: Family History Library Catalog
Deweysource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Rusksource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeCounty
Coordinates45.133°N 100.867°W
Located inSouth Dakota, United States     (1873 - )
Contained Places
Census-designated place
Green Grass
La Plant
North Eagle Butte
White Horse
Inhabited place
Bear Creek
Cheyenne River Indian Reservation
Eagle Butte
Firesteel
Glencross
Isabel
Lantry
Marksville
Moreau
Parade
Promise
Ridgeview
Thatcher
Timber Lake
Trail City
Virginia
Yellowhorse Ford
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Dewey County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,239. Its county seat is Timber Lake. The county was created in 1883 and organized in 1910. It was named for William P. Dewey, Territorial surveyor-general from 1873 to 1877.

Almost the entire county lies in the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation. The balance of the county, along its extreme northern county line, lies in the Standing Rock Indian Reservation. It is one of five South Dakota counties that are contained within Indian reservations.

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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
1960 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
1880 46
1910 1,145
1920 4,802
1930 6,476
1940 5,709
1950 4,916
1960 5,257
1970 5,170
1980 5,366
1990 5,523

Note: Reported in 1880 (as Rusk); included with Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Indian Reservations in 1890- 1900; reported in 1910-90.

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www.rootsweb.com/~sddewey/

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