Gregory County, South Dakota
| Gregory County, South Dakota | |
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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 | 1898 |
| Seat | Burke |
| Largest city | Gregory |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,054 sq mi (2,730 km2) |
| • Land | 1,015 sq mi (2,629 km2) |
| • Water | 39 sq mi (101 km2), 3.7% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 4,201 |
| • Density | 4.2/sq mi (2/km²) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
Gregory County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,271. Its county seat is Burke. The county was created in 1862 and organized in 1898. It was named for the politician J. Shaw Gregory.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,054 square miles (2,730 km2), of which 1,015 square miles (2,630 km2) is land and 39 square miles (100 km2) (3.7%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 4,792 people, 2,022 households, and 1,290 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 2,405 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.18% White, 0.04% Black or African American, 5.59% Native American, 0.23% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. 0.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 50.0% were of German, 7.9% Czech, 6.3% Irish, 5.7% American and 5.5% English ancestry.
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