Kingsbury County, South Dakota

Kingsbury County
County
Kingsbury County Courthouse in De Smet
Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota
South Dakota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 44°22′N 97°29′W / 44.37°N 97.49°W / 44.37; -97.49
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
Founded	1873 (created) 1880 (organized)
Named for	George W. Kingsbury & T.A. Kingsbury
Seat	De Smet
Largest city	De Smet
Area
• Total	864 sq mi (2,240 km2)
• Land	832 sq mi (2,150 km2)
• Water	32 sq mi (80 km2)  3.6%
Population  (2020)
• Total	5,187
• Estimate  (2023)	5,276
• Density	6.0/sq mi (2.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large
Website	kingsbury.sdcounties.org

Kingsbury County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,187.^[1] Its county seat is De Smet.^[2] The county was created in 1873, and was organized in 1880.^[3] It was named for brothers George W. and T. A. Kingsbury, descendants of the colonial English Kingsbury family in Boston, Massachusetts. They were prominently involved in the affairs of Dakota Territory and served as elected members of several Territorial Legislatures.