Faulk County
Also known as Faulk County, South Dakota, Faulk County, SD
county in South Dakota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- South Dakota
- Founded
- 1873 (created), 1883 (organized)
- Named after
- Andrew Jackson Faulk
- Seat
- Faulkton
- Largest city
- Faulkton
- Total
- 1,006 sq mi (2,610 km )
- Land
- 982 sq mi (2,540 km )
- Water
- 24 sq mi (62 km ) 2.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 2,178
- Density
- 2.2/sq mi (0.85/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
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Faulk County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,125. Its county seat is Faulkton. The county was founded in 1873 and organized in 1883. It is named for Andrew Jackson Faulk, the third Governor of Dakota Territory.
Geography