Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Minnehaha County
Minnehaha County
County
	Minnehaha County Courthouse in Sioux Falls
	Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota
	South Dakota's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 43°41′N 96°47′W / 43.68°N 96.79°W
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
Founded	1862 (created); 1868 (organized)
Named for	"rapid water"
Seat	Sioux Falls
Largest city	Sioux Falls
Area
• Total	814 sq mi (2,110 km2)
• Land	807 sq mi (2,090 km2)
• Water	6.7 sq mi (17 km2) 0.8%
Population (2020)
• Total	197,214
• Density	239/sq mi (92/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large
Website	www.minnehahacounty.org

Minnehaha County is a county in South Dakota in the United States. As of the 2020 census, 197,214 people lived there.^[1] It is the most populous county in South Dakota. The county seat of Minnehaha County is Sioux Falls.^[2] The county took its name from the Sioux Indian word "Mnihaha" which means "rapid water" or "waterfall." The word is often incorrectly translated as "laughing water." The word was changed to its current spelling to make it easier to pronounce. Minnehaha County is part of the Sioux Falls, SD, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1870	355	—
1880	8,251	2,224.2%
1890	21,879	165.2%
1900	23,926	9.4%
1910	29,631	23.8%
1920	42,490	43.4%
1930	50,872	19.7%
1940	57,697	13.4%
1950	70,910	22.9%
1960	86,575	22.1%
1970	95,209	10.0%
1980	109,435	14.9%
1990	123,809	13.1%
2000	148,281	19.8%
2010	169,468	14.3%
2020	197,214	16.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3] 1790-1960^[4] 1900-1990^[5] 1990-2000^[6] 2010-2020^[1]

In the 1870 census there were 355 people living in the county.

Geography

The county has a total area of 814 square miles (2,110 km²). Of this, 810 square miles (2,100 km²) is land and 4 square miles (10 km²) (0.49%) is water. The Big Sioux River flows through the county.

Townships

The county is divided into twenty-four townships: Brandon, Benton, Buffalo, Burk, Clear Lake, Dell Rapids, Edison, Grand Meadow, Hartford, Highland, Humboldt, Logan, Lyons, Mapleton, Palisade, Red Rock, Sioux Falls, Split Rock, Sverdrup, Taopi, Valley Springs, Wall Lake, Wayne, Wellington.

Adjacent Counties

Lakes

Cities and towns

Settlement	Population
Sioux Falls^[a]	192,517
Brandon	11,048
Dell Rapids	3,996
Hartford	3,354
Crooks	1,362
Baltic	1,246
Garretson	1,228
Valley Springs	885
Colton	738
Humboldt	579
Sherman	81
2020 United States Census^[7]

Other places in Minnehaha County

Historical Townsites

Sign marking the site of the former town of East Sioux Falls.

Notes

↑ Sioux Falls is located in both Minnehaha and Lincoln counties.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Minnehaha County, South Dakota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
↑ Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
↑ "Census Data Explorer". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2024.

Other websites

Minnehaha County, SD government website

43°41′N 96°47′W / 43.68°N 96.79°W / 43.68; -96.79

[7] Sioux Falls is located in both Minnehaha and Lincoln counties.

[QF-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Minnehaha County, South Dakota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[3] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 28, 2015.

[4] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved March 28, 2015.

[5] Forstall, Richard L., ed. (March 27, 1995). "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 28, 2015.

[6] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. April 2, 2001. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 9, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2015.

[8] "Census Data Explorer". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2024.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States
County seat: Sioux Falls
Cities	Baltic Brandon Colton Crooks Dell Rapids Garretson Hartford Sioux Falls‡ Valley Springs
Towns	Humboldt Sherman
CDPs	Anderson Lyons Meadow View Addition Pine Lakes Addition Renner Corner Rowena
Former cities	East Sioux Falls South Sioux Falls
Other communities	Benclare Booge Corson Ellis Morefield Renner
Townships	Benton Brandon Buffalo Burk Clear Lake Dell Rapids Edison Grand Meadow Hartford Highland Humboldt Logan Lyons Mapleton Palisade Red Rock Split Rock Sverdrup Taopi Valley Springs Wall Lake Wayne Wellington
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties