Minnehaha County, South Dakota
| Minnehaha County, South Dakota | |
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Minnehaha County Courthouse in Sioux Falls
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 Location in the U.S. state of South Dakota |
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 South Dakota's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1868 |
| Seat | Sioux Falls |
| Largest city | Sioux Falls |
| Area | |
| • Total | 814 sq mi (2,108 km2) |
| • Land | 807 sq mi (2,090 km2) |
| • Water | 6.7 sq mi (17 km2), 0.8% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 185,197 |
| • Density | 210/sq mi (81/km²) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Minnehaha County is a county located along the eastern border in the state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 169,468, making it the most populous county in South Dakota. Its county seat is Sioux Falls, the largest city in the state. The county was created by European Americans in 1862 and organized in 1868. Its name was derived from the Sioux word Mnihaha, meaning "rapid water," or "waterfall" (often also incorrectly translated as "laughing water").
Minnehaha County is part of the Sioux Falls, SD Metropolitan Statistical Area, the largest in the state. It is the site of a former listed Superfund site, the Williams Pipeline Company Disposal Site, which has been cleaned up under direction of the Environmental Protection Agency to contain and remove environmental hazards.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 814 square miles (2,110 km2), of which 807 square miles (2,090 km2) is land and 6.7 square miles (17 km2) (0.8%) is water. The Big Sioux River flows through it.
Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) serves Minnehaha county and the surrounding communities.
As of the census of 2000, there were 148,281 people, 57,996 households, and 37,581 families residing in the county. The population density was 183 people per square mile (71/km²). There were 60,237 housing units at an average density of 74 per square mile (29/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 93.03% White, 1.51% Black or African American, 1.85% Native American, 1.01% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.04% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races. 2.15% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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