Welcome to Mellette County ...
Time Zone: Mellette County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of White River is the Seat for Mellette County.
Mellette County was founded in 1909 and was created by taking area from Lyman County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Mellette had a population of 2,061 people. This is an increase of 1.73% since the last Census (which gave a population of 2,026 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Mellette represented 0.25% of the total population of South Dakota.
Below are some of the communities located in Mellette County:
- Cedarbutte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cedarbutte is located in Mellette County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbutte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Central Mellette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Central Mellette is located in Mellette County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Mellette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- White River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wood is located in Mellette County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood <2>
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Websites specific to Mellette County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Bennett County
- Jackson County
- Jones County
- Lyman County
- Todd County
- Tripp 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. |