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Welcome to Hand County ...

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

The community of Miller is the Seat for Hand County.

Hand County was founded in 1873 and was created by taking area from Buffalo County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Hand had a population of 3,191 people. This is a decrease of 7.08% since the last Census (which gave a population of 3,434 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hand represented 0.42% of the total population of South Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Hand County:

  • Miller
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Miller is located in Hand County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miller <2>
  • Northwest Hand
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Northwest Hand is located in Hand County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest Hand
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Ree Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Saint Lawrence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)

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.
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