Douglas County, South Dakota

Douglas County
Douglas County
County
	Douglas County Courthouse in Armour
	Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota
	South Dakota's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 43°23′N 98°22′W / 43.39°N 98.36°W
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
Founded	1873 (created); 1882 (organized)
Named for	Stephen A. Douglas
Seat	Armour
Largest city	Armour
Area
• Total	434 sq mi (1,120 km2)
• Land	432 sq mi (1,120 km2)
• Water	1.9 sq mi (5 km2) 0.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	2,835
• Estimate (2023)	2,838
• Density	6.5/sq mi (2.5/km2)
Congressional district	At-large
Website	douglas.sdcounties.org

Douglas County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,835.^[1] Its county seat is Armour.^[2] The county was established in 1873 and organized in 1882.^[3] It is named for Stephen Douglas,^[4] Illinois political figure.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. 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 29, 2015.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 108.