Todd County | |
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St. Charles Borromeo church in St. Francis, South Dakota at the Rosebud Indian Reservation | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota | |
![]() South Dakota's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 43°11′N 100°44′W / 43.18°N 100.73°W | |
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Founded | 1909[1] |
Named for | John Blair Smith Todd |
Seat | None (de jure) Winner (de facto) |
Largest city | Mission |
Area | |
• Total | 1,391 sq mi (3,600 km2) |
• Land | 1,389 sq mi (3,600 km2) |
• Water | 2.3 sq mi (6 km2) 0.2% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 9,319 |
• Density | 6.7/sq mi (2.6/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | At-large |
Winner in neighboring Tripp County serves as Todd County's administrative center. |
Todd County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, 9,319 people lived there.[2] Todd County does not have its own county seat. Instead, Winner in neighboring Tripp County serves as its administrative center.[3] Its largest city is Mission. It was created in 1909.[1][4]
The county was named after John Blair Smith Todd, who was a delegate from Dakota Territory to the United States House of Representatives[1] and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.