Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Minnehaha County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, 169,468 people lived there. It is the most populous county in South Dakota. The county seat of Minnehaha County is Sioux Falls. The county took its name from the Sioux Indian word "Mnihaha" which means "rapid water" or "waterfall." The word is often incorrectly translated as "laughing water." The word was changed to its current spelling to make it easier to pronounce. Minnehaha County is part of the Sioux Falls, SD, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History
In the 1870 census there were 355 people living in the county.

Geography
The county has a total area of 814 sqmi. Of this, 810 sqmi is land and 4 sqmi (0.49%) is water. The Big Sioux River flows through the county.

Townships
The county is divided into twenty-four townships: Brandon, Benton, Buffalo, Burk, Clear Lake, Dell Rapids, Edison, Grand Meadow, Hartford, Highland, Humboldt, Logan, Lyons, Mapleton, Palisade, Red Rock, Sioux Falls, Split Rock, Sverdrup, Taopi, Valley Springs, Wall Lake, Wayne, Wellington.

Adjacent Counties

 * Moody County, South Dakota - north
 * Rock County, Minnesota - east
 * Lyon County, Iowa - southeast
 * Lincoln County, South Dakota - south
 * Turner County, South Dakota - southwest
 * McCook County, South Dakota - west
 * Lake County, South Dakota - northwest

Lakes

 * Beaver Lake
 * Buffalo Lake
 * Clear Lake
 * Covell Lake
 * Fenstrman Slough
 * Grass Lake
 * Loss Lake
 * Lost Lake
 * Rehfeldt Slough
 * Scott Lake
 * Wall Lake

Other places in Minnehaha County

 * Benclare
 * Booge pop. 6
 * Corson pop. 70
 * Ellis
 * Lyons
 * Midway
 * Morefield
 * Renner
 * Rowena

Historical Townsites

 * East Sioux Falls
 * Eminija
 * Huntimer
 * South Sioux Falls
 * West Sioux Falls
 * Wingert

Other websites

 * Minnehaha County, SD government website