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Haakon County
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Haakon County
,
South Dakota
,
United States
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Overview of Haakon County
Name:
Haakon County
Place Type:
County
Located In:
South Dakota
,
United States
Description (GNIS):
County Seat: Philip.
History (GNIS):
Created in 1914, organized in 1915, and named for Haakon VII of Norway because of the large number of Scandanavian settlers in the area. Haakon became King of Norway in 1905. (SD-T17/p26)
County Seat:
Philip
Coordinates:
Latitude:
44.2805408
44° 16' 49.9"
N
Longitude:
-101.5837552
101° 35' 01.5"
W
Population:
2,624
Elevation:
738 m
Surrounding Counties:
Dewey
NE
Stanley
E
Jones
SE
Jackson
S
Pennington
W
Meade
W
Ziebach
N
Histopolis Place ID:
463385177
Updated May 7, 2020