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Welcome to Brookings County ...

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

The community of Brookings is the Seat for Brookings County.

Brookings County was founded in 1862.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Brookings had a population of 35,077 people. This is an increase of 9.62% since the last Census (which gave a population of 31,999 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brookings represented 3.93% of the total population of South Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Brookings County:

  • Aurora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Aurora is located in Brookings County (SD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 866 people
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  • Brookings
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Brookings is located in Brookings County (SD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,804 people
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  • Bruce
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bruce is located in Brookings County (SD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
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  • Bushnell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bushnell is located in Brookings County (SD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Elkton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Elkton is located in Brookings County (SD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
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  • Sinai
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sinai is located in Brookings County (SD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
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  • Volga
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Volga is located in Brookings County (SD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,080 people
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  • White
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • White is located in Brookings County (SD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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