{"id":7468,"date":"2023-09-01T14:13:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T14:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=7468"},"modified":"2026-08-14T22:20:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:20:44","slug":"campbell-county-south-dakota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/campbell-county-south-dakota\/","title":{"rendered":"Campbell County, South Dakota"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Campbell County is a county in South Dakota, United States, bordered by the Missouri River to the west and the North Dakota state line to the north. It had a population of 1,377 at the 2020 census and covers 771 square miles (2,000 km2), of which 734 square miles are land and 37 square miles are water, centred near 45\u00b045\u2032N 100\u00b002\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Mound City is the county seat, and its postal code is 57646. The county has one city, three towns, and a scatter of unincorporated places and ghost towns, sits in the Central time zone, and is one of the least populous counties in South Dakota.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Campbell County<\/h2>\n<p>Campbell County has four incorporated places &mdash; one city and three towns &mdash; plus unincorporated hamlets and ghost-town sites. &laquo;Unincorp.&raquo; below marks places with no city or town government of their own.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Herreid<\/td>\n<td>City<\/td>\n<td>416<\/td>\n<td>57632<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mound City<\/td>\n<td>Town &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>69<\/td>\n<td>57646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pollock<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>57648<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Artas<\/td>\n<td>Town<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>La Grace<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp. (ghost town)<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vanderbilt<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp. (ghost town)<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>La Grace was Campbell County&#8217;s first county seat before the seat moved to Mound City in 1888; it and Vanderbilt survive only as place names on the map today, with no resident population.<\/p>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>57632 &mdash; Herreid<\/li>\n<li>57646 &mdash; Mound City (post office town, county seat)<\/li>\n<li>57648 &mdash; Pollock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Artas has no ZIP code of its own; residents there use a neighbouring town&#8217;s postal code.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Campbell County sits on the semi-arid rolling plains of north-central South Dakota, with the Missouri River forming its western boundary. The terrain is mostly open grassland and cropland, with few natural lakes; the Missouri and its adjoining bottomland are the main water features, and the county&#8217;s roughly 4.8 percent water share is almost entirely river frontage rather than inland lakes. Elevations across the county are gentle, typical of the glaciated Missouri Coteau country that spans this part of the state. It borders <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/mcpherson-county-south-dakota\/\">McPherson County<\/a> to the east, <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/corson-county\/\">Corson County<\/a> across the Missouri River to the west, Walworth County to the south, and Emmons and McIntosh counties in North Dakota to the north (Emmons directly north, McIntosh to the northeast).<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>The 2020 census counted 1,377 residents, making Campbell the fourth-least populous county in South Dakota. Herreid is the largest community with 416 people, followed by the county seat, Mound City, with 69. Population density is under 2 people per square mile. South Dakota&#8217;s statewide median household income is the state median of $71,810; Campbell County, as a sparsely populated agricultural county, typically runs below that figure, though no verified county-level income figure is available here.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Agriculture drives the local economy &mdash; wheat, corn, soybeans, and cattle ranching dominate the county&#8217;s land use, as in most of north-central South Dakota. Herreid, the largest town, serves as the county&#8217;s main commercial hub, with grain elevators and farm-supply businesses along the rail line. Small-town life here revolves around the school year, county fairs, church congregations, and 4-H and livestock programs typical of the region&#8217;s sparsely populated farming communities; with fewer than 1,400 residents spread across 771 square miles, most public life is organized around Herreid and Mound City rather than any larger commercial center.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>Campbell County was created in 1873 and organized in 1884. It was named for Norman B. Campbell, a legislator in the Dakota Territory. La Grace served as the county&#8217;s first seat of government; the seat was transferred to Mound City in 1888, and it has remained the seat since. Like much of settlement-era Dakota Territory, the county&#8217;s early towns grew up around rail sidings and grain trade rather than any single founding event. The county&#8217;s politics have long leaned strongly Republican &mdash; the only Democrat to carry it was Franklin D. Roosevelt, in the 1932 landslide.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>South Dakota state highways cross the county connecting its towns to the wider region; there is no interstate access within the county.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mobridge &mdash; about 25 miles southwest<\/li>\n<li>Aberdeen &mdash; about 60 miles southeast<\/li>\n<li>Bismarck, North Dakota &mdash; about 90 miles northwest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The nearest commercial air service is Aberdeen Regional Airport, roughly 60 miles to the southeast.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Campbell County, South Dakota?<\/strong><br \/>It is in north-central South Dakota, on the Missouri River, bordering North Dakota to the north.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Campbell County?<\/strong><br \/>1,377 people at the 2020 census, one of the least populous counties in South Dakota.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Campbell County?<\/strong><br \/>771 square miles (2,000 km2), including 37 square miles of water.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Campbell County?<\/strong><br \/>Mound City is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns are in Campbell County?<\/strong><br \/>Four incorporated places &mdash; the city of Herreid and the towns of Mound City, Pollock, and Artas &mdash; plus a few unincorporated sites.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes are in Campbell County?<\/strong><br \/>57632 (Herreid), 57646 (Mound City), and 57648 (Pollock).<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Campbell County&#8217;s largest town?<\/strong><br \/>Herreid, with 416 residents at the 2020 census.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/south-dakota\/\">Towns and villages in South Dakota<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Campbell County is a county in South Dakota, United States, bordered by the Missouri River to the west and the North Dakota state line to the north. 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