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Welcome to Beadle County ...

Time Zone: Beadle County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Huron is the Seat for Beadle County.

Beadle County was founded in 1879. Beadle was created by taking area from , Clark, Kingsbury and Spink Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Beadle had a population of 18,389 people. This is an increase of 5.7% since the last Census (which gave a population of 17,398 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Beadle represented 2.14% of the total population of South Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Beadle County:

  • Broadland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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    • Broadland is located in Beadle County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
  • Cavour
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Cavour is located in Beadle County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavour <3>
  • Hitchcock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitchcock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Hitchcock is located in Beadle County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hitchcock <3>
  • Huron
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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    • Huron is located in Beadle County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,420 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <3>
  • Virgil
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Virgil is located in Beadle County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgil <3>
  • Wessington
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wessington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wessington
    • Wessington is located in Beadle County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wessington <3>
  • Wolsey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolsey
    • Wolsey is located in Beadle County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolsey <3>
  • Yale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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    • Yale is located in Beadle County (SD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <3>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.





 

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