McCook County, South Dakota

McCook County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, 5,682 people lived there. Its county seat is Salem. It was created in 1873. It was named for the former governor of the Dakota Territory and Civil War general Edwin Stanton McCook.

 Communities 

 Cities 
 Bridgewater
 Canistota
 Montrose
 Salem (county seat)
 Spencer

 Unincorporated communities 
 Golden View Colony
 Orland Colony
 Unityville

 Townships 
The county is divided into sixteen townships:

 Benton
 Bridgewater
 Brookfield
 Canistota
 Emery
 Grant
 Greenland
 Jefferson
 Pearl
 Montrose
 Union
 Ramsey
 Richland
 Salem
 Spring Valley
 Sun Prairie

 Other places 
 Laurent - (proposed / abandoned housing development)

 References 

 Other websites 

 McCook County, SD government website

Category:South Dakota counties
Category:1873 establishments in Dakota Territory