Washabaugh County, South Dakota
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Washabaugh County, South Dakota | |
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 Map of Washabaugh County showing its boundaries in 1892 | |
| Coordinates: 43°33′10″N 101°41′12″W / 43.55278°N 101.68667°W | |
| County | United States |
| State | South Dakota |
| Established | March 9, 1883 |
| Dissolved | January 1, 1983 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,061 sq mi (2,750 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,713 ft (827 m) |
| Population (1970) | |
• Total | 1,389 |
| • Density | 1.3/sq mi (0.50/km2) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1265805[2] |
Washabaugh County was a county in South Dakota. The county was named after Frank J. Washabaugh, a prominent South Dakota politician.[3][4]
First established in 1883 as a county in Dakota Territory from a part of Lugenbeel County, it became a county in the new state of South Dakota in 1889.[5] Washabaugh remained an unorganized county, attached to various other counties for judicial purposes, until it merged with Jackson County in 1983.[5] When Absaroka was proposed as a new state in the late 1930s, its territory included Washabaugh County.
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 1924 | 246 | 57.88% | 121 | 28.47% | 58 | 13.65% |
| 1928 | 294 | 50.69% | 282 | 48.62% | 4 | 0.69% |
| 1932 | 134 | 17.61% | 612 | 80.42% | 15 | 1.97% |
| 1936 | 238 | 42.42% | 313 | 55.79% | 10 | 1.78% |
| 1940 | 358 | 48.91% | 374 | 51.09% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1944 | 139 | 48.77% | 146 | 51.23% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1948 | 192 | 45.82% | 223 | 53.22% | 4 | 0.95% |
| 1952 | 319 | 68.45% | 147 | 31.55% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1956 | 265 | 58.89% | 185 | 41.11% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1960 | 260 | 54.97% | 213 | 45.03% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1964 | 211 | 37.75% | 348 | 62.25% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1968 | 224 | 49.89% | 203 | 45.21% | 22 | 4.90% |
| 1972 | 245 | 53.73% | 211 | 46.27% | 0 | 0.00% |
| 1976 | 229 | 43.54% | 276 | 52.47% | 21 | 3.99% |
