Potter County, South Dakota Basics:


Potter County South Dakota - Government Site

Population: 2,361
Area: 861 square miles
County seat: Gettysburg
Area code(s) in use: 605
Time zone: CST
High school graduate or higher: 86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
Median household income: $45,511
Persons in poverty: 12.8%
Home ownership rate: 81.4%
Mean travel time to work: 13.0 minutes


Adjacent counties:
Dewey  Edmunds  Faulk  Hyde  Sully  Walworth  

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Map of the Potter County area


Our detail map of Potter County shows the Potter County, South Dakota boundary lines and other interesting items.

Places in Potter County, South Dakota

  Airports     show all on map

Fischer Landing Strip, Gettysburg Municipal Airport, Hobus Landing Strip, Monty Harer Airstrip

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Swedes Draw (historical)

  Bays     show all on map

Steamboat Bay

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Dakota Sunset Museum, Gettysburg Ambulance Service, Gettysburg City Hall, Gettysburg Volunteer Fire Department, Hoven Ambulance Service, Hoven City Hall, Hoven Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department, Potter County Courthouse, Potter County Free Public Library, Tolstoy Fire Department Incorporated

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Dolphus Peninsula

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Advent Cemetery, Appomattox Cemetery, Copp Cemetery, Forest City Cemetery (historical), Gettysburg Cemetery, Hanson Cemetery, Lebanon Protestant Cemetery, Lutheran Cemetery, Pembroke Cemetery, Petro Family Cemetery, Prairie Grove Cemetery, Sacred Heart Cemetery, Saint Anthony Catholic Cemetery, Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Seventh-Day Adventist Cemetery, Spring Cemetery, Zion Cemetery

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The Church of Latter Day Saints

  Dams     show all on map

A Holzwarth Dam, A Houck Dam, Arthur W Holzwarth Dam, Bartels Dam, C Iverson Dam, C W Stewart Dam, Carl Cronin Dam, Dale and Leonard Eriksen Dam, Edward and Manuel Hobus Dam, Eldore L Holzwarth Dam, F Genzler Dam, Gene Rock Dam, Gorman Dam, Henry Siebrasse Dam, Howard J Kunstle Dam, Hurley Dam, J Mangin Dam, J Willey Dam, Jay A Lake Number 2 Dam, Jay A Lake Number 3 Dam, Jay A Lake Number 4 Dam, Jay A Lake Number 5 Dam, Jay Lake Dam, Joe Mangin Dam, Nagel Brothers Dam, Nagel Brothers Dam, Philip H Hamburger Dam, Potts Dam, R Heath Dam, R Lemler Dam, R Lemler Dam, Ruben Larosh Dam, Simon Dam, Simons Dam, State of South Dakota Dam, T Holzwarth Dam, Thed A Holzwarth Dam, W Combellick Dam, William P Ransch Dam, Wray and Elaine Hall Dam

  Flats     show all on map

Alkali Flat (historical)

  Hospitals     show all on map

Gettysburg Memorial Hospital, Holy Infant Hospital

  Islands     show all on map

Bullberry Island (historical), Pascal Island (historical), Pascals Island (historical)

  Lakes     show all on map

Cornelian Lake (historical), Flight Lake, Fresh Pond (historical), Green Lake

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Appomattox (historical), Cornelian (historical), Forest City (historical), Forest City South (historical), Gettysburg Radar Station, Houck Ranch (historical), Lone Star (historical), Pembroke (historical), Union (historical), Waneta (historical), Whitlocks Crossing (historical)

  Military     show all on map

Gettysburg Air Force Station (historical)

  Parks     show all on map

Dodge Draw Recreation Area, Green Lake State Public Shooting Area, Whitlocks Bay Recreation Area, Whitlocks Bay Recreation Area

  Populated Places     show all on map

Forest City, Gettysburg, Gorman, Hoven, Lebanon, Tolstoy

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Artichoke Post Office (historical), Davidson Post Office (historical), Eales Post Office (historical), Gettysburg Post Office, Hoven Post Office, Springs Post Office (historical), Tolstoy Post Office

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Lake Hurley

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Appomattox School, Arena School, Copp School, East Cattron School, East Lincoln School, Fayette School, Forest City School, Gettysburg Elementary School, Gettysburg High School, Gettysburg Junior High School, Hoven Elementary School, Hoven High School, Hoven Junior High School, Maucher School, North Canton School, North Lowell School, Owattonna School, Pleasant View School, Sanner School

  Streams     show all on map

Little Cheyenne Creek, Steamboat Creek

  Summits     show all on map

Sugar Loaf Rock (historical),

Potter County, South Dakota Population By Race (2012 estimate)

RacePopulation
WhitePotter County White population 2,2952,294  
American IndianPotter County American Indian population 2625
MixedPotter County Mixed population 2121
BlackPotter County Black population 99
AsianPotter County Asian population 77
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderPotter County Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 00

Additional population tables :
State population table
South Dakota population by county