Welcome to Perkins County ...
Time Zone: Perkins County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Bison is the Seat for Perkins County.
Perkins County was founded in 1909. Perkins was created by taking area from Butte and Harding Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Perkins had a population of 2,865 people. This is a decrease of 4.12% since the last Census (which gave a population of 2,988 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Perkins represented 0.37% of the total population of South Dakota.
Below are some of the communities located in Perkins County:
- Bison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Duck Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Creek is located in Perkins County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Jones
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones is located in Perkins County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Estimated population in 2019: 6 people
- Lemmon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Perkins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- South Perkins is located in Perkins County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Perkins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Websites specific to Perkins County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Corson County
- Ziebach County
- Meade County
- Butte County
- Harding 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. |