Union County, South Dakota

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Union County, South Dakota is a county in the southeastern corner of South Dakota known for its agricultural landscape and location along the Missouri River near the Iowa and Nebraska borders.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
areaWaterPercentage approximately 2.5 percent
bordersOn Iowa
Missouri River
Nebraska
borderType tri‑state border region with South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska
capital Elk Point, South Dakota
country United States of America
countySeat Elk Point, South Dakota
FIPSCode 46-127
GNISID 1265900
hasBorderFeature Missouri River
hasCharacteristic predominantly agricultural landscape
hasJurisdiction Union County Sheriff’s Office
hasLandUse livestock production
row‑crop farming
hasMajorHighway Interstate 129
Interstate 29
South Dakota Highway 105
South Dakota Highway 11
South Dakota Highway 48
South Dakota Highway 50
hasOfficialWebsite https://unioncountysd.org
hasPart Alcester, South Dakota
Beresford, South Dakota
Dakota Dunes, South Dakota
Elk Point, South Dakota
North Sioux City, South Dakota
inception 1862
ISO3166-2Code US-SD
largestSettlement Dakota Dunes, South Dakota
legislativeBody Union County Commission
locatedIn Great Plains
South Dakota
United States of America
locatedInMetropolitanArea Sioux City metropolitan area
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
UTC−06:00
locatedOn Missouri River
surface form: Missouri River valley
namedAfter Union Army
surface form: Union (United States) in the American Civil War
observesDaylightSavingTime UTC−05:00
originalName Cole County
partOf United States Midwest region
southeastern South Dakota
renamedIn 1864

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Sioux County, Iowa borderedBy Union County, South Dakota
Plymouth County, Iowa hasBorderWith Union County, South Dakota
Siouxland region partlyIn Union County, South Dakota
Lincoln County, South Dakota borders Union County, South Dakota
Union County Commission governs Union County, South Dakota
subject surface form: Union County Commission (South Dakota)
Union County Commission locatedIn Union County, South Dakota
subject surface form: Union County Commission (South Dakota)
Union County Commission meetsIn Union County, South Dakota
subject surface form: Union County Commission (South Dakota)
Elk Point, South Dakota county Union County, South Dakota
Elk Point, South Dakota isCountySeatOf Union County, South Dakota
Elk Point, South Dakota isPartOf Union County, South Dakota
Elk Point, South Dakota hasLocalGovernmentJurisdiction Union County, South Dakota
Union County Sheriff’s Office jurisdiction Union County, South Dakota
Dakota Dunes, South Dakota county Union County, South Dakota
southeastern South Dakota hasCounty Union County, South Dakota
Alcester, South Dakota county Union County, South Dakota
Beresford, South Dakota county Union County, South Dakota
Beresford, South Dakota partOf Union County, South Dakota
Beresford, South Dakota foundIn Union County, South Dakota
this entity surface form: Union County, South Dakota, United States
Big Sioux River crossesCounty Union County, South Dakota
North Sioux City, South Dakota county Union County, South Dakota
North Sioux City, South Dakota partOf Union County, South Dakota
Cole County nowPartOf Union County, South Dakota
Cole County formerNameOf Union County, South Dakota
Cole County reorganizedAs Union County, South Dakota
South Dakota Highway 11 passesThroughCounty Union County, South Dakota
South Dakota Highway 48 locatedIn Union County, South Dakota
South Dakota Highway 48 traverses Union County, South Dakota
South Dakota Highway 105 locatedIn Union County, South Dakota
South Dakota Highway 105 regionServed Union County, South Dakota