Sanborn County, South Dakota

Sanborn County
County
Steam-powered automobile by E.S. Callihan in Woonsocket (1884)
Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota
South Dakota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 44°02′N 98°05′W / 44.03°N 98.09°W / 44.03; -98.09
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
Founded	1883
Named for	George W. Sanborn
Seat	Woonsocket
Largest city	Woonsocket
Area
• Total	570 sq mi (1,500 km2)
• Land	569 sq mi (1,470 km2)
• Water	1.2 sq mi (3 km2)  0.2%
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,330
• Estimate  (2023)	2,399
• Density	4.1/sq mi (1.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large

Sanborn County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,330.^[1] Its county seat and largest city is Woonsocket.^[2] The county was created by the Dakota Territorial legislature on May 1, 1883, with land partitioned from Miner County. It was fully organized by July 18, 1883.^[3]