Welcome to McPherson County ...
Time Zone: McPherson County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Leola is the Seat for McPherson County.
McPherson County was founded in 1873 and was created by taking area from Buffalo County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> McPherson had a population of 2,388 people. This is a decrease of 2.89% since the last Census (which gave a population of 2,459 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, McPherson represented 0.3% of the total population of South Dakota.
Below are some of the communities located in McPherson County:
- Central McPherson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central McPherson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central McPherson
- Central McPherson is located in McPherson County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
- Eureka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hillsview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsview
- Hillsview is located in McPherson County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Leola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
- Leola is located in McPherson County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leola <3>
- Long Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
- Long Lake is located in McPherson County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- West McPherson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West McPherson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West McPherson
- West McPherson is located in McPherson County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
- Wetonka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetonka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetonka
- Wetonka is located in McPherson County (SD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Websites specific to McPherson County
- Websites for nearby counties
- McIntosh County
- Dickey County
- Brown County
- Edmunds County
- Campbell County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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. |