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Welcome to Kingsbury County ...

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

The community of De Smet is the Seat for Kingsbury County.

Kingsbury County was founded in 1873 and was created by taking area from Hanson County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Kingsbury had a population of 4,939 people. This is a decrease of 3.76% since the last Census (which gave a population of 5,132 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Kingsbury represented 0.63% of the total population of South Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Kingsbury County:

  • Arlington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Badger
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Badger is located in Kingsbury County (SD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
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  • Bancroft
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bancroft is located in Kingsbury County (SD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • De Smet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • De Smet is located in Kingsbury County (SD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
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  • Erwin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Erwin is located in Kingsbury County (SD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
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  • Hetland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Hetland is located in Kingsbury County (SD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
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  • Iroquois
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Iroquois is located in Kingsbury County (SD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
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  • Lake Preston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Oldham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Oldham is located in Kingsbury County (SD)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
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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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