Kingsbury County

county in South Dakota, United States of America

Key facts

Country: United States
State: South Dakota
Founded: 1873 (created), 1880 (organized)
Named after: George W. Kingsbury, & T.A. Kingsbury
Seat: De Smet
Largest city: De Smet
Total: 864 sq mi (2,240 km )
Land: 832 sq mi (2,150 km )
Water: 32 sq mi (83 km ) 3.6%
Estimate 2025: 5,284
Density: 6.4/sq mi (2.5/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst

Article

Kingsbury County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,187. Its county seat is De Smet. The county was created in 1873, and was organized in 1880. It was named for brothers George W. and T. A. Kingsbury, descendants of the colonial English Kingsbury family in Boston, Massachusetts. They were prominently involved in the affairs of Dakota Territory and served as elected members of several Territorial Legislatures.

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