Mellette County

county in South Dakota, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_south_dakota Q495261
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Mellette County

Summary

Mellette County is a county of South Dakota[1]. It draws 39 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_south_dakota category, ranking #22 of 66).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mellette County is located in South Dakota[3].
  • Mellette County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Mellette County's instance of is recorded as county of South Dakota[5].
  • Mellette County's capital is recorded as White River[6].
  • Mellette County's shares border with is recorded as Jones County[7].
  • Mellette County's shares border with is recorded as Lyman County[8].
  • Mellette County's shares border with is recorded as Tripp County[9].
  • Mellette County's shares border with is recorded as Todd County[10].
  • Mellette County's shares border with is recorded as Jackson County[11].
  • Mellette County's shares border with is recorded as Bennett County[12].
  • Arthur C. Mellette is named after Mellette County[13].
  • Mellette County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as White River[14].
  • Mellette County's Commons category is recorded as Mellette County, South Dakota[15].
  • 1909 marks the founding of Mellette County[16].
  • Mellette County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.58, 'lon': -100.76}[17].
  • Mellette County's official website is recorded as https://mellettecounty.org/[18].
  • Mellette County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mellette County, South Dakota[19].
  • Mellette County has a population of {'amount': '+2048'}[20].
  • Mellette County has a population of {'amount': '+2037'}[21].
  • Mellette County has a population of {'amount': '+2109'}[22].
  • Mellette County has a population of {'amount': '+2090'}[23].
  • Mellette County has a population of {'amount': '+2081'}[24].
  • Mellette County has a population of {'amount': '+2050'}[25].
  • Mellette County has a population of {'amount': '+1918'}[26].
  • Mellette County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Mellette County, South Dakota[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Mellette County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+3392'}[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+618'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2048'}[20], {'amount': '+2037'}[21], {'amount': '+2109'}[22], {'amount': '+2090'}[23], {'amount': '+2081'}[24], and {'amount': '+2050'}[25].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1909 marks the founding of Mellette County[16]. Arthur C. Mellette is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Mellette County draws 39 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_south_dakota category, ranking #22 of 66).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Named after
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    Country United States
    Coordinate location {'lat': 43.58, 'lon': -100.76}
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