Welcome to Charles Mix County ...
Time Zone: Charles Mix County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Lake Andes is the Seat for Charles Mix County.
Charles Mix County was founded in 1862.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Charles Mix had a population of 9,286 people. This is an increase of 1.72% since the last Census (which gave a population of 9,129 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Charles Mix represented 1.12% of the total population of South Dakota.
Below are some of the communities located in Charles Mix County:
- Castalia
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Dante
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dante have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dante<3>
- Geddes
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geddes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geddes<3>
- Lake Andes
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Andes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- 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.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Andes<3>
- Pickstown
- Platte
- Ravinia
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravinia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravinia<3>
- Wagner
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wagner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagner<3>
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Websites specific to Charles Mix County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Brule County
- Aurora County
- Douglas County
- Hutchinson County
- Bon Homme County
- Knox County
- Boyd County
- Gregory County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
- Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.
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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |