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Stanley County is a
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in the
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of
South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota people, Dakota Sioux ...
. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,980. Its
county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equiva ...
is Fort Pierre. The county was created in 1873, and was organized in 1890. It is named for David S. Stanley, a commander at Fort Sully from 1866 to 1874, which was located nearby. Stanley County is included in the Pierre, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area.


Geography

Stanley County's northwestern boundary is defined by the
Cheyenne River The Cheyenne River (; "Good River"), also written ''Chyone'', referring to the Cheyenne people who once lived there, is a tributary of the Missouri River in the U.S. states of Wyoming and South Dakota. It is approximately 295 miles (475 ...
which flows eastward, to discharge into the
Missouri River The Missouri River is a river in the Central United States, Central and Mountain states, Mountain West regions of the United States. The nation's longest, it rises in the eastern Centennial Mountains of the Bitterroot Range of the Rocky Moun ...
at the most northerly point of Stanley County. From there, the county's northeast boundary is defined by the southeastward-flowing Missouri. The county terrain consists of semi-arid rolling hills, carved by drainages. The area is partially devoted to agriculture. The terrain slopes to the east; its highest point is in the SW county corner, at ASL. The county has a total area of , of which is land and (4.8%) is water. The eastern portion of South Dakota's counties (48 of 66) observe Central Time; the western counties (18 of 66) observe Mountain Time. Stanley County is on the western end of counties which observe Central Time, and its residents are split east–west in their time observance. Although Fort Pierre, the seat of Stanley County, is located in the
Mountain Time Zone The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) when standard time ( UTC−07:00) is in effect, and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time ( UTC−06:00). The ...
, most residents of the city use Central Time because of close social and economic ties with Pierre, which is located in the Central Time Zone.


Major highways

* U.S. Highway 14 * U.S. Highway 83 * South Dakota Highway 34 * South Dakota Highway 63 * South Dakota Highway 1806


Adjacent counties

* Dewey County - north * Sully County - northeast * Hughes County - east * Lyman County - southeast * Jones County - south * Haakon County - west * Ziebach County - northwest


Protected areas

* Antelope Creek State Game Production Area * Antelope Creek State Lakeside Use Area * Brush Creek State Game Production Area * Chantier Creek State Game Production Area * Chantier Creek State Lakeside Use Area * Fort George State Game Production Area * Fort Pierre National Grassland (part) * Foster Bay State Lakeside Use Area * Frozen Man Creek State Game Production Area * Hayes Lake State Game Production Area * Minneconjou State Game Production Area * Minneconjou State Lakeside Use Area * Oahe Downstream State Recreation Area * Schomer Draw State Game Production Area * West Shore State Lakeside Use Area


Lakes

* Lake Oahe (part) * Lake Sharpe (part)


Demographics


2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 2,980 people, 1,244 households, and 823 families residing in the county. The
population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...
was . There were 1,427 housing units.


2010 census

As of the 2010 census, there were 2,966 people, 1,228 households, and 857 families in the county. The population density was . There were 1,387 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 90.0% white, 6.6% American Indian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 2.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.7% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 46.4% were German, 12.5% were Irish, 10.8% were English, 10.7% were Norwegian, 8.4% were
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, 5.0% were Swedish, and 2.5% were American. Of the 1,228 households, 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.2% were non-families, and 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.87. The median age was 41.9 years. The median income for a household in the county was $51,875 and the median income for a family was $54,722. Males had a median income of $33,929 versus $25,574 for females. The per capita income for the county was $27,435. About 8.8% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the
poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line, or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for ...
, including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 17.3% of those age 65 or over.


Communities


City

* Fort Pierre (county seat)


Unincorporated communities

* Hayes * Mission Ridge * Sansarc * Wendte


Unorganized territories

Stanley County has no townships. It is divided into three areas of unorganized territory: Lower Brule, North Stanley, and South Stanley.


Education

There is one school district in the county: Stanley County School District 57-1.


In popular culture

The Triple U Buffalo Ranch in northern Stanley County was used in filming the 1990 movie '' Dances with Wolves''.


Notable person

* Casey Tibbs (1929–1990):
cowboy A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the ''vaquero'' ...
,
rodeo Rodeo () is a competitive equestrian sport that arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain and Mexico, expanding throughout the Americas and to other nations. It was originally based on the skills required of the working vaqu ...
performer, and actor


Politics

Stanley County have traditionally voted Republican. No Democratic presidential candidate has won Stanley County since
Lyndon Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson (; August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), also known as LBJ, was the 36th president of the United States, serving from 1963 to 1969. He became president after assassination of John F. Kennedy, the assassination of John F. Ken ...
in 1964, whilst
Michael Dukakis Michael Stanley Dukakis ( ; born November 3, 1933) is an American politician and lawyer who served as governor of Massachusetts from 1975 to 1979 and from 1983 to 1991. He is the longest-serving governor in Massachusetts history and only the s ...
during the drought-affected 1988 election is the last Democrat to top forty percent.


See also

* National Register of Historic Places listings in Stanley County, South Dakota


References

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