Bennett County, South Dakota
Bennett County | |
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Art Deco style Inland Theater at Martin SD. | |
Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota | |
South Dakota's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 43°11′12.883″N 101°40′37.851″W / 43.18691194°N 101.67718083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| Founded | June 3, 1909 (created) April 27, 1912 (organized) |
| Named after | John E. Bennett or Granville G. Bennett |
| Seat | Martin |
| Largest city | Martin |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,190.451 sq mi (3,083.25 km2) |
| • Land | 1,184.642 sq mi (3,068.21 km2) |
| • Water | 5.809 sq mi (15.05 km2) 0.5% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,381 |
• Estimate (2024) | 3,289 |
| • Density | 2.788/sq mi (1.076/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
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Bennett County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,381. Its county seat is Martin. Bennett County was removed from the Pine Ridge Reservation by an act of Congress in 1911, much of Bennett County however is still held in trust by the Reservation. To the east is the Rosebud Indian Reservation, where dwell the Sicangu Oyate, also known the Upper Brulé Sioux Nation and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe (RST), a branch of the Lakota people.
The North American continental pole of inaccessibility is in Bennett County, located 1,650 km (1,030 mi) from the nearest coastline, between Allen and Kyle (Oglala Lakota County) at 43°22′N 101°58′W / 43.36°N 101.97°W.
Historically, ranching and dry land farming have been the chief agricultural pursuits possible given climate and soil conditions.