Edmunds County, South Dakota

Edmunds County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,071. Its county seat is Ipswich. The county was established in 1873 and organized in 1883. It is named for Newton Edmunds, second Governor of Dakota Territory.

Edmunds County is part of the Aberdeen, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,151 square miles (2,980 km²), of which 1,126 square miles (2,920 km²) is land and 25 square miles (65 km²) (2.2%) is water.

Major highways

U.S. Highway 12

South Dakota Highway 45

South Dakota Highway 47

South Dakota Highway 247

South Dakota Highway 253

Adjacent counties

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 4,367 people, 1,681 households, and 1,210 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (1/km²). There were 2,022 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 99.20% White, 0.07% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.05% from other races, and 0.32% from two or more races. 0.48% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 69.4% were of German and 6.2% Norwegian ancestry according to Census 2000.