Welcome to McPherson County ...
Time Zone: McPherson County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Leola is the Seat for McPherson County.
McPherson County was founded in 1873 and was created by taking area from Buffalo County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> McPherson had a population of 2,379 people. This is a decrease of 3.1% since the last Census (which gave a population of 2,455 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, McPherson represented 0.3% of the total population of South Dakota.
Below are some of the communities located in McPherson County:
- Central McPherson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Central McPherson is located in McPherson County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central McPherson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Eureka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hillsview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsview is located in McPherson County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Leola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Leola is located in McPherson County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leola <2>
- Long Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Long Lake is located in McPherson County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- West McPherson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West McPherson is located in McPherson County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West McPherson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Wetonka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wetonka is located in McPherson County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetonka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Websites specific to McPherson County
- Websites for nearby counties
- McIntosh County
- Dickey County
- Brown County
- Edmunds County
- Campbell 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. |