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Welcome to Grant County ...

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

The community of Milbank is the Seat for Grant County.

Grant County was founded in 1873. Grant was created by taking area from Codington and Deuel Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Grant had a population of 7,052 people. This is a decrease of 4.04% since the last Census (which gave a population of 7,349 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Grant represented 0.9% of the total population of South Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Grant County:

  • Albee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Albee is located in Grant County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
  • Big Stone City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • LaBolt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Marvin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Milbank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Milbank is located in Grant County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milbank
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,066 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milbank <2>
  • Revillo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Stockholm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Strandburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Twin Brooks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)

Websites of Interest ...

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.