Meade County, South Dakota, United States

Overview of Meade County

• Name:
  Meade County
• Place Type:
  County
• Located In:
  South Dakota, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  Located in western South Dakota, just north of Rapid City; County Seat: Sturgis.
• History (GNIS):
  Created and organized in 1889; named after Fort Meade, one of the important forts for the United States military. Fort Meade was named for General George G Meade (1815-1872), who was appointed Commander of the Army of the Potomac 5 days before the Battle of Gettysburg. (SD-T17/p32)
• County Seat:
  Sturgis
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:44.500543644° 30' 02.0"N

  Longitude:-102.6260030102° 37' 33.6"W
• Population:
  21,878
• Elevation:
  824 m
• Surrounding Counties:
  • Perkins N
  • Ziebach NE
  • Haakon E
  • Pennington S
  • Lawrence W
  • Butte NW
• Histopolis Place ID:
  583199965
• Updated May 7, 2020