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Also known as Lawrence County, South Dakota, Lawrence County, SD

county in South Dakota, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
South Dakota
Founded
January 11, 1875 (created), 1877 (organized)
Named after
John Lawrence
Seat
Deadwood
Largest city
Spearfish
Total
800.311 sq mi (2,072.80 km )
Land
800.053 sq mi (2,072.13 km )
Water
0.258 sq mi (0.67 km ) 0.03%
Estimate 2025
29,459
Density
35.068/sq mi (13.540/km )
Time zone
UTC−7 ( Mountain )
Summer dst
UTC−6 ( MDT )
Congressional district
At-large
Website
lawrence.sd.us

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Lawrence County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,768, making it the 8th most populous county in South Dakota, and was estimated to be 29,459 in 2025. Its county seat is Deadwood.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lawrence County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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