Perkins County
Also known as Perkins County, South Dakota, Perkins County, SD
county in South Dakota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- South Dakota
- Founded
- November 3, 1908 (established), 1909 (organized)
- Named after
- Henry E. Perkins
- Seat
- Bison
- Largest city
- Lemmon
- Total
- 2,891 sq mi (7,490 km )
- Land
- 2,870 sq mi (7,400 km )
- Water
- 20 sq mi (52 km ) 0.7%
- Estimate 2025
- 2,853
- Density
- 0.988/sq mi (0.381/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain )
- Summer dst
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Article
Perkins County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,835. Its county seat is Bison. The county was established in 1908 and organized in 1909. It was named for Sturgis, South Dakota, official Henry E. Perkins.
Geography