County of Russell

Russell South Australia
Pelicans on Lake Albert at Meningie in the Hundred of Bonney
Russell
Coordinates	35°27′S 139°28′E / 35.45°S 139.47°E / -35.45; 139.47Coordinates: 35°27′S 139°28′E / 35.45°S 139.47°E / -35.45; 139.47
Established	1842
Area	3,427 square kilometres (1,323 sq mi)
LGA(s)	Coorong District Council City of Murray Bridge
Lands administrative divisions around Russell: Sturt Sturt Albert Ocean Russell Buccleuch Ocean Cardwell Cardwell

The County of Russell is one of the 49 counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed in 1842 by Governor George Grey and named for Lord John Russell, who was involved with the early development of the (British) South Australian colony (at the time of the county's proclamation) when he was Secretary of State for War and the Colonies. It covers a portion of the state bounded to the west by the eastern half of Lake Alexandrina and the section of the Murray River extending to Bowhill in the north and bounded to the south by the coastline adjoining the Coorong coastal lagoon and fully surrounds Lake Albert which is excluded from its extent. This includes the north western quarter of the contemporary local government area of Coorong District Council.

The County of Russell is divided into the following 9 hundreds: