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 2,833 people. This is a decrease of 5% since the last Census (which gave a population of 2,982 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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Bison
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bison<3>
- Duck Creek
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Duck Creek
- Jones
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Estimated population in 2019: 6 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Jones
- Lemmon
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemmon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Lemmon
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemmon<3>
- South Perkins
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Perkins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Perkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on South Perkins
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
- Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |