Faulk County, South Dakota

Faulk County, South Dakota
Faulk County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,125. Its county seat is Faulkton. The county was founded in 1873 and organized in 1883. It is named for Andrew Jackson Faulk, the third Governor of Dakota Territory.
Geography
The terrain of Faulk County consists of low rolling hills, largely devoted to agriculture, sloping to the east. The highest point of the terrain is the county's SW corner, at ASL. The county has a total area of , of which is land and (2.4%) is water.
Major highways
U.S. Highway 212
South Dakota Highway 20
South Dakota Highway 45
South Dakota Highway 47
Adjacent counties
Edmunds County – north
Brown County – northeast
Spink County – east
Hand County – south
Hyde County – southwest
Potter County – west
Protected areas
Lake Faulkton State Game Refuge
Ingalls State Game Production Area
Gerkin State Game Production Area & Wildlife Refuge
Lake Faulkton State Game Production Area
Lake Faulkton State Lakeside Use Area
North Scatterwood Lake State Waterfowl Refuge
Sprague State Game Production Area
South Scatterwood State Game Production Area
Lakes
Clark Lake
Lake Creabard
Lake Faulkton
North Scatterwood Lake (partial)
South Scatterwood Lake
Zell Lake
Demographics
2020 census
As of the census of 2020, there were 2,125 people.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,364 people, 869 households, and 532 families in the county. The population density was . There were 1,136 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 98.9% white, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% American Indian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.0% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.8% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 70.0% were German, 9.6% were Irish, 7.1% were English, 5.7% were Norwegian, and 4.3% were American.
Of the 869 households, 20.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 38.8% were non-families, and 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.15 and the average family size was 2.79. The median age was 46.9 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $38,203 and the median income for a family was $55,234. Males had a median income of $40,641 versus $23,571 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,898. About 14.4% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.
Communities
City
Faulkton (county seat)
Towns
Chelsea
Cresbard
Onaka
Orient
Rockham
Seneca
Census-designated places
Blumengard Colony
Brentwood Colony
Evergreen Colony
Thunderbird Colony
Unincorporated communities
Miranda
Norbeck
Wecota
Zell
Townships
Arcade
Bryant
Centerville
Clark
Devoe
Ellisville
Elroy
Emerson
Enterprise
Fairview
Freedom
Hillsdale
Irving
Lafoon
Latham
Myron
O'Neil
Orient
Pioneer
Pulaski
Saratoga
Seneca
Sherman
Tamworth
Thirteen
Union
Wesley
Zell
Politics
Faulk County voters have largely voted Republican for several decades. In only two national elections since 1944 has the county selected the Democratic Party candidate (as of 2020).
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Faulk County, South Dakota
References
1883 establishments in Dakota Territory
Populated places established in 1883