Английская Википедия:Corson County, South Dakota

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Triceratops skull from Corson County. Collections of Houston Museum of Natural Science.

Corson County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,902. Its county seat is McIntosh. The county was named for Dighton Corson, a native of Maine, who came to the Black Hills in 1876, and in 1877 began practicing law at Deadwood.

The county is encompassed within the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, which extends into North Dakota. The Lakota people reside primarily in the South Dakota part of the reservation; the Yanktonai and Dakota live in that part in North Dakota. The Grand River, a tributary of the Missouri River, runs through the reservation.

Geography

Corson County lies on the north line of South Dakota. Its north boundary line abuts the south boundary line of the state of North Dakota. The Missouri River flows south-southeastward along its eastern boundary line. The county terrain consists of semi-arid rolling hills. A portion of the land is dedicated to agriculture. The Grand River flows eastward through the central part of the county to discharge into the river, and Standing Cloud Creek flows eastward through the county's lower SW area. The terrain generally slopes to the east and south; its highest point is near its NW corner, at Шаблон:Convert ASL.

Corson County has a total area of Шаблон:Convert, of which Шаблон:Convert is land and Шаблон:Convert (2.4%) is water. It is the fifth-largest county in South Dakota by area. The entire county lies within the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, which also includes Sioux, Ziebach, and Dewey counties.

The eastern portion of South Dakota's counties (48 of 66) observe Central Time; the western counties (18 of 66) observe Mountain Time. Corson County is the easternmost of the SD counties to observe Mountain Time.

Major highways

• Файл:US 12.svg U.S. Highway 12
• Файл:SD 20.svg South Dakota Highway 20
• Файл:SD 63.svg South Dakota Highway 63
• Файл:SD 65.svg South Dakota Highway 65
• Файл:SD 1806.svg South Dakota Highway 1806

Adjacent counties

• Sioux County, North Dakota – north (eastern half of county observes Central Time)
• Campbell County – east (observes Central Time)
• Walworth County – southeast (observes Central Time)
• Dewey County – south
• Ziebach County – southwest
• Perkins County – west
• Adams County, North Dakota – northwest

Protected areas

• Grand River National Grassland (partial)
• C.C. Lee State Game Production Area

Lakes

• Mallard
• McGee
• McIntosh
• Morristown East
• Morristown West
• Lake Oahe (part)
• Pudwell
• Trail City

Rivers and Streams

• Missouri River
• Grand River
• White Shirt Creek
• Hump Creek
• Stink Creek
• Black Horse Butte Creek
• Soldier Creek
• Firesteel Creek
• Oak Creek
• Rock Creek
• Cottonwood Creek
• High Bank Creek

Peaks

• Hump Butte
• Black Horse Butte
• Rattlesnake Butte
• Elk Butte

Demographics

2020 census

As of the census of 2020, there were 3,902 people.

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 4,050 people, 1,260 households, and 939 families in the county. The population density was Шаблон:Convert. There were 1,540 housing units at an average density of Шаблон:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 67.0% American Indian, 29.7% white, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.3% from other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.6% of the population. In terms of ancestry,

Of the 1,260 households, 45.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.6% were married couples living together, 21.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 25.5% were non-families, and 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 3.21 and the average family size was 3.73. The median age was 29.7 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,877 and the median income for a family was $36,500. Males had a median income of $32,037 versus $23,167 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,359. About 24.1% of families and 35.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 46.7% of those under age 18 and 16.9% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

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Entering Corson County along Highway 63

Cities

• McIntosh (county seat)
• McLaughlin

Town

• Morristown

Census-designated places

• Bullhead
• Kenel
• Little Eagle
• Wakpala

Unincorporated communities

• Athboy
• Black Horse
• Jeffrey
• Keldron
• Mahto
• Maple Leaf
• Miscol
• Snake Creek
• Thunder Hawk
• Trail City
• Walker
• Watauga

Townships

• Custer
• Delaney
• Lake
• Mission
• Pleasant Ridge
• Prairie View
• Ridgeland
• Rolling Green
• Sherman
• Wakpala
• Watauga

Unorganized territories

• Central Corson
• Lemmon No. 2
• Northeast Corson
• West Corson

Politics

In the 2020 presidential election, Corson County was the county or equivalent with the highest percentage of Native Americans which Donald Trump won, after Joe Biden flipped Ziebach County. Шаблон:PresHead Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresRow Шаблон:PresFoot

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Corson County, South Dakota