Welcome to Armour ...

The city of Armour is located in Douglas County<1> and is the County Seat for Douglas County.

The location of Armour has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Armour: AHR-mur<3>

Armour was established in 1885.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Armour has a population of 667 people<4> (see below for details).

The community of Armour is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Armour lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Armour is located in the (605) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Armour had an population of 667 people. This is a decrease of 4.58% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.71% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Armour had a population of 699 people (which is 23.28% of the total population of Douglas County). This makes Armour the county's most populous community.

The population of Armour represents 0.09% of the population of South Dakota (which has 814,180 people), making it the state's 119th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 699 people, the population of Armour decreased 10.61% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 782 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Armour.

Communities Also Named Armour ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Armour - they are located in Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Iowa (2), Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Saskatchewan, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Armour.

Communities near Armour ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Armour.

• Wagner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner
  • Wagner is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagner <6>
• Parkston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkston
  • Parkston is located in Hutchinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkston <6>
• Lake Andes
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Andes
  • Lake Andes is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Andes <6>
• Corsica
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corsica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
  • Corsica is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corsica <6>
• Stickney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stickney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
  • Stickney is located in Aurora County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stickney <6>
• Pickstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickstown
  • Pickstown is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickstown <6>
• Delmont
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
  • Delmont is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delmont <6>
• Geddes
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geddes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
  • Geddes is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geddes <6>
• Joubert
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert
  • Joubert is located in Douglas County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
• New Holland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 76 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Armour. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Armour.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Armour. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Armour.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Armour. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Armour.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Armour ...

Looking for more information about Armour? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Armour, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Armour.

Adding Armour to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Armour in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Armour was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Armour on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Dakota (1937).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Armour.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Armour. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/