Clark County, South Dakota
| Clark County, South Dakota | |
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Clark County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of South Dakota |
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 South Dakota's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1881 |
| Seat | Clark |
| Largest city | Clark |
| Area | |
| • Total | 967 sq mi (2,505 km2) |
| • Land | 958 sq mi (2,481 km2) |
| • Water | 9.9 sq mi (26 km2), 1.0% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 3,659 |
| • Density | 3.9/sq mi (2/km²) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 3,691. Its county seat is Clark. The county was created in 1873 and organized in 1881. It was named for Newton Clark, a South Dakota legislator in 1873.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 967 square miles (2,500 km2), of which 958 square miles (2,480 km2) is land and 9.9 square miles (26 km2) (1.0%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,143 people, 1,598 households, and 1,110 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 1,880 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.65% White, 0.07% Black or African American, 0.60% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.19% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. 0.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 44.2% were of German, 24.9% Norwegian and 5.0% English ancestry.
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