Faulkton, South Dakota
city in and county seat of Faulk County, South Dakota, United States
Faulkton is a city in and county seat of Faulk County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 826 at the 2020 census. The city's nickname is "The Carousel City".
History
Faulkton was platted and incorporated in 1886. It was named for Andrew Jackson Faulk, the third Governor of Dakota Territory.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.01 square miles (2.62 km2), all land.
Climate
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Faulkton had a population of 826. The median age was 49.3 years. 22.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 36.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 85.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 84.7 males age 18 and over.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Faulkton, South Dakota” as city in and county seat of Faulk County, South Dakota, United States. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as city in and county seat of Faulk County, South Dakota, United States. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2438591. Authority coordinates are 45.033, -99.128. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020 and 1886.
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