McCook County, South Dakota

McCook County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, 5,618 people lived there. Its county seat is Salem. It was created in 1873. It was named for the former governor of the Dakota Territory and Civil War general Edwin Stanton McCook.

Cities

 * Bridgewater
 * Canistota
 * Montrose
 * Salem (county seat)
 * Spencer

Unincorporated community

 * Unityville

Townships
The county is divided into sixteen townships:


 * Benton
 * Bridgewater
 * Brookfield
 * Canistota
 * Emery
 * Grant
 * Greenland
 * Jefferson
 * Pearl
 * Montrose
 * Union
 * Ramsey
 * Richland
 * Salem
 * Spring Valley
 * Sun Prairie

Other places

 * Laurent - (proposed / abandoned housing development)

Other websites

 * McCook County, SD government website