Welcome to Day County ...
Time Zone: Day County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Webster is the Seat for Day County.
Day County was founded in 1879 and was created by taking area from Clark County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Day had a population of 5,424 people. This is a decrease of 4.99% since the last Census (which gave a population of 5,709 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Day represented 0.7% of the total population of South Dakota.
Below are some of the communities located in Day County:
- Andover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bristol
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Butler is located in Day County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Grenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lily
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lily is located in Day County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
- Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
- Pierpont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Roslyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waubay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Webster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Websites specific to Day County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Clark County
- Codington County
- Grant County
- Marshall County
- Roberts County
- Spink 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. |
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