Editing Bon Homme County, South Dakota

{{short description|County in South Dakota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Bon Homme County
 | state                = South Dakota
 | ex image             = Bon Homme County courthouse from SE 1.JPG
 | ex image cap         = [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Bon Homme County, South Dakota|Bon Homme County courthouse]]
 | seal                 = 
 | founded date         = April 5
 | founded year         = 1862
 | seat wl              = Tyndall
 | largest city wl      = Springfield
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 582
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 564
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 18
 | area percentage      = 3.1
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 7003
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2024
 | population_est       = 7071 {{increase}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | time zone            = Central
 | web                  = bonhomme.sdcounties.org
 | named for            = Bon Homme Island
 | district             = At-large
}}

'''Bon Homme County''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɑː|n|_|ə|m}} {{respell|BAHN_əm}}; {{langx|fr|Comté de bon homme}})<ref>{{Cite web |title=Broadcast Pronunciation Guide and South Dakota Pronunciations |url=http://www.ap.org/southdakota/prono.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614020153/http://www.ap.org/southdakota/prono.html |archive-date=June 14, 2011 |access-date=November 10, 2009 |publisher=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> is a [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[South Dakota]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 7,003.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=State & County QuickFacts |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bonhommecountysouthdakota/PST045224 |access-date=March 21, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Tyndall, South Dakota|Tyndall]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

==History==
Bon Homme County was created in 1862. "Bon Homme" was first used by [[Lewis and Clark Expedition|Lewis and Clark]] in 1804 as the name for a 2,000 acre island in the [[Missouri River]]. When settlers arrived in the late 1850s they borrowed the name, and when the county was created it was named for the village of Bon Homme. A proposal to change the county name to "Jefferson" in 1865 was rejected. The French word "bonhomme" means "good man."<ref>South Dakota place-names (1941), pp. 16-17.</ref><ref>Kingsbury, George W. [https://books.google.com/books?id=5GhBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA121 History of Dakota Territory, Vol. 1], pp. 121–25 (1915)</ref> The original island is now submerged under [[Lewis and Clark Lake]].<ref>[https://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/item/lc.jrn.1804-09-01 Journals of the Lewis & Clark Expedition] (September 1, 1804), and note 3 ("Bon Homme Island was still on maps in the 1890s, between Bon Homme County, South Dakota, and Knox County, Nebraska. It is now inundated by Lewis and Clark Lake.")</ref> The village of Bon Homme was the original county seat until 1885, when it moved to [[Tyndall, South Dakota|Tyndall]].<ref>(October 11, 1999). [https://www.yankton.net/opinion/article_84e782b3-b76b-53b2-aaec-45c4f8c4eca3.html A River Settlement West Of Yankton Challenged The Mother City For The Government Of Dakota], ''Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan''</ref>

Bon Homme County is the point of origin for the Siberian alien, ''[[Kali tragus]]'', a type of [[tumbleweed]], first reported here in 1877, probably introduced in a shipment of [[flax]] seed from [[Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ayres |first=Debra |last2=Ryan |first2=Frederick |last3=Eva |first3=Grotkopp |last4=John |first4=Bailey |last5=Gaskin |first5=John |date=May 5, 2009 |title=Tumbleweed (Salsola, section Kali) species and speciation in California |journal=Biological Invasions |volume=11 |issue=5 |page=1176 |doi=10.1007/s10530-008-9380-5}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Lewis & Clark Lake and Dam NE.jpg|thumb|right|[[Lewis and Clark Lake]] on the [[Missouri River]] in the southern part of the county]]
Bon Homme County lies on the south line of South Dakota. Its south boundary line abuts the north boundary line of the state of [[Nebraska]] (across the [[Missouri River]]). The west boundary line of the county is roughly defined by Choteau Creek, which flows southward to discharge in the river. The county terrain consists of low rolling hills, sloping to the river valley; most of the area is devoted to agriculture. The terrain's highest point is the county's NW corner, at {{convert|1,883|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Find an Altitude" Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019) |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |access-date=January 31, 2019}}</ref>

The county has a total area of {{convert|582|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|564|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|18|sqmi}} (3.1%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2012 |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files |url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_46.txt |access-date=March 22, 2015 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

===Major highways===
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* [[Image:SD 25.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 25]]
* [[Image:SD 37.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 37]]
* [[Image:SD 46.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 46]]
* [[Image:SD 50.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 50]]
* [[Image:SD 52.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 52]]
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===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Hutchinson County, South Dakota|Hutchinson County]] - north
* [[Yankton County, South Dakota|Yankton County]] - east
* [[Knox County, Nebraska]] - south
* [[Charles Mix County, South Dakota|Charles Mix County]] - west
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===Protected area===
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* Bucholz Waterfowl Production Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bucholz+Waterfowl+Production+Area/@43.1053623,-98.0744684,13.75z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8785b0ddaac9c7cf:0xeb162a6a43f46012!2sBon+Homme+County,+SD!3b1!8m2!3d42.9814835!4d-97.87216!3m4!1s0x8785914632251889:0x5ce106faa1397e41!8m2!3d43.1089414!4d-98.0342245 ''Bucholz Waterfowl Production Area''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>
* Charley Creek Unit<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Charley+Creek+Unit,+Tabor,+SD+57063/@42.8691267,-97.7352558,16z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8785b0ddaac9c7cf:0xeb162a6a43f46012!2sBon+Homme+County,+SD!3b1!8m2!3d42.9814835!4d-97.87216!3m4!1s0x878f8105c23dbd5b:0xc570645783c38448!8m2!3d42.8657972!4d-97.7328435 ''Charley Creek Unit, Tabor SD''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>
* Cosby Waterfowl Production Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cosby+Waterfowl+Production+Area,+407th+Ave,+Avon,+SD+57315/@43.1123815,-98.0584623,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8785b0ddaac9c7cf:0xeb162a6a43f46012!2sBon+Homme+County,+SD!3b1!8m2!3d42.9814835!4d-97.87216!3m4!1s0x878596b02d82b50d:0x446016857d65f407!8m2!3d43.1122235!4d-98.0560659 ''Cosby Waterfowl Production Area''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>
* [[Missouri National Recreational River]] (part)
* Sand Creek Recreation Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sand+Creek+Recreation+Area,+Springfield,+SD+57062/@42.8760087,-97.8194093,14.5z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8785b0ddaac9c7cf:0xeb162a6a43f46012!2sBon+Homme+County,+SD!3b1!8m2!3d42.9814835!4d-97.87216!3m4!1s0x87857fa97a3cf44b:0x63794695b4dbf55c!8m2!3d42.8739434!4d-97.8266001 ''Sand Creek Recreation Area, Springfield SD''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>
* Schaefer Waterfowl Production Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Schaefer+Waterfowl+Production+Area,+408th+Ave,+Avon,+SD+57315/@43.1053623,-98.0744684,13.75z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8785b0ddaac9c7cf:0xeb162a6a43f46012!2sBon+Homme+County,+SD!3b1!8m2!3d42.9814835!4d-97.87216!3m4!1s0x8785911fee35935b:0xcd28316a5fb693ee!8m2!3d43.088009!4d-98.023324 ''Schaefer Waterfowl Production Area''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>
* Scheffel Waterfowl Production Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Scheffel+Waterfowl+Production+Area/@42.9957328,-97.8484071,13.25z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8785b0ddaac9c7cf:0xeb162a6a43f46012!2sBon+Homme+County,+SD!3b1!8m2!3d42.9814835!4d-97.87216!3m4!1s0x8785871d790a2c4f:0xe821a800757d4b1b!8m2!3d43.0112374!4d-97.8259134 ''Scheffel Waterfowl Production Area''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>
* Snatch Creek Recreation Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Snatch+Creek+Recreation+Area,+Springfield,+SD+57062/@42.8760087,-97.8194093,14.5z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8785b0ddaac9c7cf:0xeb162a6a43f46012!2sBon+Homme+County,+SD!3b1!8m2!3d42.9814835!4d-97.87216!3m4!1s0x87857fc484995d2d:0x4b983fbe81b9271b!8m2!3d42.8836255!4d-97.8000891 ''Snatch Creek Recreation Area, Springfield SD''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>
* South Bon Homme State Shooting Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/South+Bon+Homme+State+Public+Shooting+Area,+Tyndall,+SD+57066/@42.9621838,-97.9489253,14.75z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8785b0ddaac9c7cf:0xeb162a6a43f46012!2sBon+Homme+County,+SD!3b1!8m2!3d42.9814835!4d-97.87216!3m4!1s0x878583157296b6fb:0xae8e64c293faeab2!8m2!3d42.9565089!4d-97.9361308 ''South Bon Homme State Public Shooting Area, Tyndall SD''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>
* [[Springfield Recreation Area|Springfield State Recreation Area]]
* Tabor State Lakeside Use Area<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tabor+Recreation+Area,+Tabor,+SD+57063/@42.8703837,-97.7105654,13z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x8785b0ddaac9c7cf:0xeb162a6a43f46012!2sBon+Homme+County,+SD!3b1!8m2!3d42.9814835!4d-97.87216!3m4!1s0x878f830d238cdd5d:0x2c57df433df80e9!8m2!3d42.8625966!4d-97.6453257 ''Tabor Recreation Area, Tabor SD''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>
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===Lakes===
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* Lake Henry
* Hruska Lake
* Kloucek Lake
* [[Lewis and Clark Lake]] (part)
* Meiers Lake
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 608
|1880= 5468
|1890= 9057
|1900= 10379
|1910= 11061
|1920= 11940
|1930= 11737
|1940= 10241
|1950= 9440
|1960= 9229
|1970= 8577
|1980= 8059
|1990= 7089
|2000= 7260
|2010= 7070
|2020= 7003
|estyear=2024
|estimate=7071
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 15, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 20, 2014}}</ref><br>1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |publisher=University of Virginia Library |url-status=live |date=2007 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212224028/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ |archive-date=December 12, 2009}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|last=Forstall |first=Richard L. |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/sd190090.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |url-status=live |date=March 27, 1995 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990219135447/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/sd190090.txt |archive-date=February 19, 1999}}</ref><br>1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF"/>
}}

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 7,003 people, 2,378 households, and 1,503 families residing in the county.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Bon%20Homme%20County,%20South%20Dakota%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=March 21, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|12.4|PD/sqmi}}. There were 2,810 housing units.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 7,070 people, 2,457 households, and 1,572 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|12.5|PD/sqmi}}. There were 2,931 housing units at an average density of {{convert|5.2|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup of the county was 89.8% white, 7.1% American Indian, 1.0% black or African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.8% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 48.6% were [[Germans|German]], 20.6% were [[Czechs|Czech]], 11.7% were [[Dutch people|Dutch]], 7.8% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 6.1% were [[Norwegians|Norwegian]], and 1.7% were [[Americans|American]].

Of the 2,457 households, 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.0% were non-families, and 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.84. The median age was 43.1 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,107 and the median income for a family was $51,910. Males had a median income of $34,478 versus $28,464 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,074. About 10.1% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.7% of those under age 18 and 12.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==
===Cities===
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* [[Avon, South Dakota|Avon]]
* [[Scotland, South Dakota|Scotland]]
* [[Springfield, South Dakota|Springfield]]
* [[Tyndall, South Dakota|Tyndall]] (county seat)
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===Town===
* [[Tabor, South Dakota|Tabor]]

===Census-designated place===
* [[Bon Homme Colony, South Dakota|Bon Homme Colony]]
* [[Running Water, South Dakota|Running Water]]

===Unincorporated communities===
* [[Kingsburg, South Dakota|Kingsburg]]
* Perkins<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Perkins,+Southwest+Bon+Homme,+SD+57062/@42.8653961,-98.0190607,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x8785764e27d06ad5:0xe37a23267d16e88!8m2!3d42.8655543!4d-98.0103489 ''Perkins, Southwest Bon Homme, SD''  Google Maps (accessed January 30, 2019)]</ref>

==Politics==
Bon Homme County voters often vote Republican. In only two national elections since 1976 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate.
{{PresHead|place=Bon Homme County, South Dakota|whig=no|source1=<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leip |first=David |title=Atlas of US Presidential Elections |url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS |access-date=April 13, 2018 |website=uselectionatlas.org}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|2,236|697|59|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|2,235|721|45|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|2,105|704|165|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|1,830|1,167|77|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|1,712|1,367|96|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|2,063|1,293|52|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|1,901|1,162|76|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|1,428|1,569|439|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|1,212|1,294|861|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|1,826|1,574|17|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|2,478|1,408|20|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|2,794|1,191|254|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,897|2,154|22|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1972|Democratic|2,116|2,368|9|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|2,411|1,773|199|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,784|2,494|0|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|2,730|2,052|0|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|2,696|2,144|0|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|3,157|1,658|0|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|2,283|2,077|48|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|2,553|1,981|0|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|3,046|2,463|0|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|2,236|2,959|104|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,354|3,504|28|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|2,262|2,166|13|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|1,420|860|1,118|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|1,872|960|685|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,231|1,278|60|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|0|1,059|1,313|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|1,324|1,014|58|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|1,547|886|50|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|1,271|1,028|15|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|1,163|893|7|South Dakota}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Republican|879|260|636|South Dakota}}

==See also==
{{commons category|Bon Homme County, South Dakota}}

* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Bon Homme County, South Dakota]]
* [[Lewis and Clark Lake]]

==References==
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{{Geographic Location
|Centre = Bon Homme County, South Dakota
|North  = [[Hutchinson County, South Dakota|Hutchinson County]]
|East   = [[Yankton County, South Dakota|Yankton County]]
|South  = [[Knox County, Nebraska]]
|West   = [[Charles Mix County, South Dakota|Charles Mix County]]
}}

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[[Category:South Dakota counties on the Missouri River]]
[[Category:1862 establishments in Dakota Territory]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1862]]