Sanborn County, South Dakota

Sanborn County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,330. Its county seat and largest city is Woonsocket. The county was created by the Dakota Territorial legislature on May 1, 1883, with land partitioned from Miner County. It was fully organized by July 18, 1883.

Geography

The terrain of Sanborn County consists of rolling hills, largely devoted to agriculture. The James River flows southward through the east-central part of the county, and the SW part of the country is drained by Dry Run Creek. The terrain slopes to the south and to the southeast; its highest point is in its SW corner, at ASL. The county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.2%) is water.

Major highways

20px South Dakota Highway 34
20px South Dakota Highway 37
23px South Dakota Highway 224

Adjacent counties

Beadle County – north
Kingsbury County – northeast
Miner County – east
Hanson County – southeast
Davison County – south
Aurora County – southwest
Jerauld County – west

Protected areas

McCoy Lake State Public Shooting Area

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2020 census

As of the 2020 census, there were 2,330 people, 936 households, and 630 families residing in the county. The population density was . Of the residents, 24.2% were under the age of 18 and 20.9% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 40.5 years. For every 100 females there were 107.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 108.6 males.

There were 936 households in the county, of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 16.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Education

School districts include:

Huron School District 02-2
Mount Vernon School District 17-3
Sanborn Central School District 55-5
Wessington Springs School District 36-2
Woonsocket School District 55-4