Meade County, South Dakota

Meade County
County
Black Hills National Cemetery
Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota
South Dakota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 44°34′N 102°43′W / 44.57°N 102.71°W / 44.57; -102.71
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
Founded	February 7, 1889
Named for	George Meade
Seat	Sturgis
Largest city	Sturgis
Area
• Total	3,483 sq mi (9,020 km2)
• Land	3,471 sq mi (8,990 km2)
• Water	12 sq mi (30 km2)  0.3%
Population  (2020)
• Total	29,852
• Estimate  (2023)	30,954
• Density	8.6/sq mi (3.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	At-large
Website	www.meadecounty.org

Meade County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,852, making it the 6th most populous county in South Dakota.^[1] Its county seat is Sturgis.^[2] The county was created in 1889 and named for Fort Meade, which was garrisoned as a United States military post in the area in 1878 and itself named for General George Meade.^[3]

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