Haakon County, South Dakota
Founding: 1915 (declared in 1914) Parent county: Stanley Namesake: King Haakon VII of Norway Seat: Philip (1915–) Land area: 1,811 square miles Population (2020): 1,872 Population (historic): 4,596 (1920); 4,679 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1920–1930; 1950s Subdivisions: Two towns; two territories Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 264 (23%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 22.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.3% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 11.9% Average farmhouse value (1930): $875 Average outbuilding value (1930): $712 Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.2 rooms Number of farms (1920): 819 Average farm size (1920): 211.5 acres Sources of settlement: South Dakota and Iowa _________________________________________________________________________________ Philip Namesake: James Philip, South Dakota politician Founding: 1907 (platting); 1...