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Dewey County

county in South Dakota, United States of America
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Summary

Dewey County is a county of South Dakota[1]. It draws 56 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_south_dakota category, ranking #9 of 66).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dewey County is located in South Dakota[3].
  • Dewey County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Dewey County's instance of is recorded as county of South Dakota[5].
  • Dewey County's capital is recorded as Timber Lake[6].
  • Dewey County's shares border with is recorded as Corson County[7].
  • Dewey County's shares border with is recorded as Walworth County[8].
  • Dewey County's shares border with is recorded as Potter County[9].
  • Dewey County's shares border with is recorded as Sully County[10].
  • Dewey County's shares border with is recorded as Stanley County[11].
  • Dewey County's shares border with is recorded as Ziebach County[12].
  • Dewey County's shares border with is recorded as Haakon County[13].
  • Dewey County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Timber Lake[14].
  • Dewey County's Commons category is recorded as Dewey County, South Dakota[15].
  • 1883 marks the founding of Dewey County[16].
  • Dewey County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 45.16, 'longitude': -100.88}[17].
  • Dewey County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dewey County, South Dakota[18].
  • Dewey County has a population of {'amount': '+5301'}[19].
  • Dewey County has a population of {'amount': '+5330'}[20].
  • Dewey County has a population of {'amount': '+5406'}[21].
  • Dewey County has a population of {'amount': '+5521'}[22].
  • Dewey County has a population of {'amount': '+5586'}[23].
  • Dewey County has a population of {'amount': '+5685'}[24].
  • Dewey County has a population of {'amount': '+5239'}[25].
  • Dewey County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Dewey County, South Dakota[26].
  • Dewey County's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+1731'}[27].

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Geography

Dewey County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in South Dakota[3].

Physical Characteristics

Dewey County covers an area of {'amount': '+6334'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+5301'}[19], {'amount': '+5330'}[20], {'amount': '+5406'}[21], {'amount': '+5521'}[22], {'amount': '+5586'}[23], and {'amount': '+5685'}[24].

Designation and Status

Dewey County's instance of is recorded as county of South Dakota[5].

History and Context

1883 marks the founding of Dewey County[16].

Why It Matters

Dewey County draws 56 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_south_dakota category, ranking #9 of 66).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

South Dakota United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1883-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Located in → —
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Timber Lake
    Obo gazetteer id → 22224943
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14687: Data:US presidential elections by county/Dewey County, South Dakota.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States preside"
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