Editing Hyde County, South Dakota

{{short description|County in South Dakota, United States}}
{{use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county             = Hyde County
 | state              = South Dakota
 | ex image           = Hyde County Court House - Highmore - South Dakota (52475058860).jpg
 | ex image cap       = Hyde County Courthouse in Highmore
 | coordinates        = {{coord|44|32|13.826|N|99|28|21.849|W|region:US-SD_type:county|display=inline}}
 | seal               = 
 | founded year       = 1883
 | seat wl            = Highmore
 | largest city       = Highmore
 | area_total_sq_mi   = 866
 | area_land_sq_mi    = 861
 | area_water_sq_mi   = 5.6
 | area percentage    = 0.6
 | population_as_of   = 2020
 | population_total   = 1262
 | pop_est_as_of      = 2024
 | population_est     = 1215 {{decrease}}
 | density_sq_mi      = auto
 | named for          = James Hyde
 | time zone          = Central 
 | web                = hydeco.org
 | district           = At-large
}}

'''Hyde County''' 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 1,262,<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/hydecountysouthdakota/PST045224|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 21, 2024}}</ref> making it the [[List of counties in South Dakota|second-least populous county in South Dakota]]. Its [[county seat]] is [[Highmore, South Dakota|Highmore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> The county was founded in 1873, as a county of the [[Dakota Territory]], and organized in 1883.<ref name=HCH>{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/DAKs_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Dakota Territory, South Dakota, and North Dakota: Individual County Chronologies|website=Dakota Territory Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=The [[Newberry Library]]|date=2006|access-date=March 29, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402202102/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/DAKs_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was named for James Hyde, a member of legislature in the 1870s.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|publisher=Govt. Print. Off.|author=Gannett, Henry|year=1905|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n163 164]}}</ref>

==History==
Hyde County was created by the territorial legislature on January 8, 1873, with area partitioned from Buffalo County. It was not organized by that action. Its boundaries were altered by changes in October 1879 and February 1883. On November 5, 1883, the county organization was filled and the county was placed in independent operation.<ref name=HCH/>

The current Hyde County courthouse was constructed in 1911 (it is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places). The county organization included a jail until 1974, when the jail was abandoned and jail-related services were contracted to surrounding counties.<ref>[http://www.hydeco.org/about_2.html About Hyde County (accessed February 4, 2019)]</ref>

==Geography==
The county terrain consists of semi-arid rolling hills, partly devoted to agriculture. The [[Missouri River]] flows southeastward at its SW corner, and delineates a portion of the county's south boundary line.<ref name="HCSD">{{Cite web |title=Hyde County · South Dakota |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hyde+County,+SD/@44.253234,-99.4828294,13z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x8780a18ef968b241:0xbc2cf89349327a5d!8m2!3d44.5334083!4d-99.456155 |access-date=April 27, 2024 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref>

The terrain slopes toward the county's SW corner. Its highest point is on the lower part of its eastern boundary line, at {{convert|2,080|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude"  Google Maps (accessed February 4, 2019) |access-date=February 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Hyde County has a total area of {{convert|866|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|861|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|5.6|sqmi}} (0.6%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_46.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 26, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===Major highways===
* [[Image:US 14.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 14 in South Dakota|U.S. Highway 14]]
* [[Image:SD 26.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 26]]
* [[Image:SD 34.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 34]]
* [[Image:SD 47.svg|20px]] [[South Dakota Highway 47]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Faulk County, South Dakota|Faulk County]] - north
* [[Hand County, South Dakota|Hand County]] - east
* [[Buffalo County, South Dakota|Buffalo County]] - south
* [[Lyman County, South Dakota|Lyman County]] - southwest
* [[Hughes County, South Dakota|Hughes County]] - southwest
* [[Sully County, South Dakota|Sully County]] - west
* [[Potter County, South Dakota|Potter County]] - northwest

===Protected areas===
* Chapelle State Game Production Area
* Highmore State Game Production Area
* Rezac Lake State Game Production Area
* Rice Lake State Game Production Area<ref name=HCSD/>

===Lakes===
* Baloun Lake
* Chapelle Lake
* Lake Boehm
* Rezac Lake
* Rice Lake
* Thomas Lake<ref name=HCSD/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 1860
|1900= 1492
|1910= 3307
|1920= 3315
|1930= 3690
|1940= 3113
|1950= 2811
|1960= 2602
|1970= 2515
|1980= 2069
|1990= 1696
|2000= 1671
|2010= 1420
|2020= 1262
|estyear=2024
|estimate=1215
|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 1,262 people, 522 households, and 355 families residing in the county.<ref>{{Cite web|title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: Household Type |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Hyde%20County,%20South%20Dakota%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=March 21, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|1.5|PD/sqmi}}. There were 626 housing units.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 1,420 people, 600 households, and 385 families in the county. The population density was {{convert|1.7|PD/sqmi}}. There were 708 housing units at an average density of {{convert|0.8|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 89.1% white, 8.5% American Indian, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 0.1% black or African American, 0.2% from other races, and 1.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.1% of the population. In terms of ancestry,

Of the 600 households, 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.8% were non-families, and 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.92. The median age was 46.4 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,196 and the median income for a family was $61,161. Males had a median income of $36,053 versus $28,456 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,995. About 8.3% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.6% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.

==Communities==
===City===
*[[Highmore, South Dakota|Highmore]] (county seat)

===Census-designated place===
*[[Stephan, South Dakota|Stephan]]

===Townships===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*Banner
*Bramhall
*Douglas
*Eden
*Franklin
*Holabird
*Highmore
*Illinois
*Lincoln
*Loomis
*Spring Lake
*Union
*Valley
*William Hamilton
{{div col end}}

===Unorganized territories===
* Central Hyde
* Crow Creek
* North Hyde

==Politics==
Hyde County voters have been reliably Republican ever since South Dakota's statehood. In only two national elections – the Democratic landslides of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] in 1932 and [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] in 1964 – has the county ever voted for a Democratic presidential candidate – although in the Republican landslides of 1956 (due to a major drought and resultant agricultural problems) and 1972 (due to a strong “[[favorite son]]” vote for [[George McGovern]]) the county actually voted about 4 points more Democratic than the nation at-large.
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{{PresRow|2004|Republican|631|259|10|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|592|218|25|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|493|309|102|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|440|301|214|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|546|436|37|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|797|350|1|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|864|273|84|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|687|572|4|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|789|533|4|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|713|499|113|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|666|736|0|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|773|660|0|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|755|597|0|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|1,051|393|0|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|817|553|9|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|842|454|0|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|1,018|670|0|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1936|Republican|795|683|36|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|678|895|23|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|961|608|11|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|669|257|398|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|710|233|93|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|438|305|45|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1912|Progressive|0|232|468|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|455|212|39|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|443|91|42|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|286|115|9|South Dakota}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|223|121|2|South Dakota}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Republican|184|51|91|South Dakota}}

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Hyde County, South Dakota]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{official website}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Hyde County, South Dakota
|North     = [[Faulk County, South Dakota|Faulk County]]
|East      = [[Hand County, South Dakota|Hand County]]
|South     = [[Buffalo County, South Dakota|Buffalo County]]
|Southwest = [[Hughes County, South Dakota|Hughes County]] and [[Lyman County, South Dakota|Lyman County]]
|West      = [[Sully County, South Dakota|Sully County]]
|Northwest = [[Potter County, South Dakota|Potter County]]
}}
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