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Brookings County

county in South Dakota, United States of America

Key facts

Country: United States
State: South Dakota
Founded: 1862 (created), July 3, 1871 (organized)
Named after: Wilmot Wood Brookings
Seat: Brookings
Largest city: Brookings
Total: 805 sq mi (2,080 km )
Land: 792 sq mi (2,050 km )
Water: 13 sq mi (34 km ) 1.6%
Estimate 2025: 37,635
Density: 47.5/sq mi (18.3/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district: At-large
Website: www .brookingscountysd .gov

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Brookings County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,375, making it the fifth most populous county in South Dakota. Its county seat is Brookings. The county was created in 1862 and organized in 1871.

Brookings County comprises the Brookings, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is also the location of South Dakota State University.