Jerauld County, South Dakota

Jerauld County Education, Geography, and History

Jerauld County is a county located in the state of South Dakota. Based on the 2010 census, the population was 2,071. Its county seat is Wessington Springs

Etymology - Origin of Jerauld County Name

Jerauld is named for territorial legislator H.A. Jerauld.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: CensusBureau Quick Facts

Jerauld County History

The legislature of 1883 divided Aurora County and named one of the two new areas Jerauld County. The county was named in honor of H. A. Jerauld, a territorial legislator in 1883 when the county was created and organized. Governor Ordway appointed county Commissioners and Wessington Springs was named the county seat.

Geography: Land and Water

As reported by the Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 533 square miles (1,380 km²), of which, 530 square miles (1,372 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (7 km²) of it (0.51%) is water.

Neighboring Counties

Bordering counties are as follows:

• Beadle County, South Dakota - northeast
• Sanborn County, South Dakota - east
• Aurora County, South Dakota - south
• Brule County, South Dakota - southwest
• Buffalo County, South Dakota - west
• Hand County, South Dakota - northwest

Education

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