Jackson County, South Dakota

Jackson County
Jackson County
County
	Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
	Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota
	South Dakota's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 43°42′N 101°38′W / 43.7°N 101.64°W
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
Founded	1883 (created); 1915 (organized)
Seat	Kadoka
Largest community	Kadoka
Area
• Total	1,871 sq mi (4,850 km2)
• Land	1,864 sq mi (4,830 km2)
• Water	7.4 sq mi (19 km2) 0.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	2,806
• Estimate (2023)	2,776
• Density	1.5/sq mi (0.58/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Congressional district	At-large
	Washabaugh County was merged into Jackson County in 1983

Jackson County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,806.^[1] Its county seat is Kadoka.^[2] The county was created in 1883, and was organized in 1915.^[3] Washabaugh County was merged into Jackson County in 1983.^[4]

^ "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 30, 2015.
^ John H. Long, ed. (2006). "Dakota Territory, South Dakota, and North Dakota: Individual County Chronologies". Dakota Territory Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. Newberry Library. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2008.