Beadle County, South Dakota

Beadle County
Beadle County
County
	Chicago and Northwestern roundhouse in Huron, South Dakota.
	Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota
	South Dakota's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 44°25′N 98°17′W / 44.41°N 98.28°W
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
Founded	1879 (created); 1880 (organized)
Named for	William Henry Harrison Beadle
Seat	Huron
Largest city	Huron
Area
• Total	1,265 sq mi (3,280 km2)
• Land	1,259 sq mi (3,260 km2)
• Water	6.1 sq mi (16 km2) 0.5%
Population (2020)
• Total	19,149
• Estimate (2023)	19,591
• Density	15/sq mi (5.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large
Website	beadle.sdcounties.org

Beadle County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,149, making it the 11th most populous county in South Dakota.^[1] Its county seat is Huron.^[2] The county was created in 1879 and organized in 1880.^[3] Beadle County comprises the Huron, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 4, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Dakota Territory, South Dakota, and North Dakota: Individual County Chronologies". Dakota Territory Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2006. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2015.