Welcome to Codington County ...
Time Zone: Codington County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Watertown is the Seat for Codington County.
Codington County was founded in 1877.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Codington had a population of 28,009 people. This is an increase of 2.93% since the last Census (which gave a population of 27,212 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Codington represented 3.34% of the total population of South Dakota.
Below are some of the communities located in Codington County:
- Florence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Henry is located in Codington County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <2>
- Kranzburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Shore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Watertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Websites specific to Codington County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Day County
- Deuel County
- Grant County
- Hamlin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |