29-541: Rusk County is or was the name of several counties in the United States: Rusk County, South Dakota , a former county; see Armstrong County, South Dakota Rusk County, Texas Rusk County, Wisconsin [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
58-540: A new county west of the Missouri River and named it Pyatt County. The county was formed from unorganized lands and parts of Cheyenne , Dewey (then named Rusk) and Stanley Counties . In 1895, the county was renamed Armstrong in honor of Moses K. Armstrong , a pioneer in the territory who lobbied for territorial organization and later served in the Territorial Legislature and as a territorial delegate to
87-460: A situation of " taxation without representation ", which caused a scandal in the early 1950s. The house of resident Ethan Alexander was selected as the polling place, but not enough voters were present in the county to ever have a proper board of elections. Alexander himself served as the county's assessor for years. Like its neighbors, but unlike many other counties in South Dakota, Armstrong County
116-550: A unanimous return, for Democratic candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt with all four votes. Harry S. Truman , the Democratic nominee for 1948 , won the county but fell short of unanimity by one vote, which went to Republican Thomas Dewey instead. The county swung to the Republicans for its final presidential election in 1952 , when Dwight Eisenhower narrowly defeated Adlai Stevenson II six votes to five. In 1940, Armstrong County
145-483: Is divided into two areas of unorganized territory: North Dewey and South Dewey. Dewey has since the 1990s been a strongly Democratic county in solidly Republican South Dakota. The last Republican to carry the county was Ronald Reagan in his 1984 landslide when he came within 3,761 votes of claiming all fifty states. Before this period, by contrast, Dewey was a Republican-leaning county even for South Dakota. Between its formation and 1984, Dewey had voted Democratic only in
174-517: Is one of five South Dakota counties that are contained within Indian reservations . The Moreau River flows east-northeasterly through the upper central parts of Dewey County, discharging into the Missouri River near the county's NE corner. Smaller drainages move runoff water northward from the central-eastern portions to the Missouri River, discharging near the community of Promise. A significant arm of
203-476: Is tragic to relate Is that freedom made it possible to have the Welfare State. Trade freedom for security and we degenerate. True progress will be gone! "Progress," "progress," we remind you! Is a slogan which can blind you! Instead of serving it can bind you! Make liberty its prey! Dewey County, South Dakota Dewey County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota . As of
232-564: The 2020 census , the population was 5,239. Its county seat is Timber Lake . The county was created in 1883 and organized in 1910. It was named for William P. Dewey, Territorial surveyor-general from 1873 to 1877. Almost the entire county lies in the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation . The balance of the county, along its extreme northern county line, lies in the Standing Rock Indian Reservation . It
261-677: The Department of the Interior Is from Armstrong’s roster missed. Tell me, Armstrong County, How do you exist? All Hail to Armstrong County, Where there’s no 'share the pelf,' And despite the Welfare Staters, Each does things for himself! Following the demise of Armstrong County, a second song by Peter Steele was written to the tune of Battle Hymn of the Republic : They have conquered Armstrong County - they are jubilant today! In
290-465: The United States House of Representatives . The county originally covered much of the southern part of what is now the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation . In 1898, part of the county was annexed to Stanley County to the south. The western portion was lost when Ziebach County was created in 1911. In World War II parts of the county were used for aerial gunnery practice. During that conflict
319-436: The Missouri River forms the county's southeastern border. The county terrain consists of rolling hills, sloping southeastward and dropping off into the Missouri River basin. The county has a total area of 2,445 square miles (6,330 km ), of which 2,302 square miles (5,960 km ) is land and 143 square miles (370 km ) (5.8%) is water. The eastern portion of South Dakota's counties (48 of 66) observe Central Time ;
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#1732848517125348-458: The average family size was 3.60. The median age was 30.0 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 33,255 and the median income for a family was $ 40,500. Males had a median income of $ 33,942 versus $ 28,594 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 15,632. About 20.5% of families and 30.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 39.5% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over. The county
377-503: The county lost one citizen who was killed in action. In 1952, given its small population and with much of the best land flooded by the Oahe Dam , the county was abolished and annexed into the southern part of Dewey County . In addition, tax collectors alleged that cattle owners were moving their herds into the county in order to pay lower levies. Dewey County continues to maintain an "Armstrong County Road" as of 2022 . Armstrong County
406-410: The county. The population density was 2.3 inhabitants per square mile (0.89/km ). There were 2,002 housing units at an average density of 0.9 units per square mile (0.35 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 74.9% American Indian, 21.0% white, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% black or African American, 0.2% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.8% of
435-468: The eastern part of the Dakota Territory between 1873 and 1879. Pyatt County was established in 1883 in the western part of the territory near the Missouri River, and was renamed Armstrong County in 1895. Having lost a significant part of its territory to Stanley and Ziebach Counties between 1898 and 1911, its subsequent population was so low that it set several records: it was often the only county in
464-427: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rusk_County&oldid=1154330507 " Category : United States county name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Armstrong County, South Dakota Armstrong County
493-422: The name of tax evasion they have voted it away. The citadel of freedom has been levelled in the fray. And "progress" marches on! "Progress," "progress," we salute you! No one living shall refute you! Lack of dollars shan't dilute you! We'll help you on your way! The victors in the tussle were the tax collection men, Tried and trusted commissaries of the welfare regimen, They fought to get
522-412: The nation to cast the entirety of its votes to one presidential candidate, by 1940 it was the only county without a post office, and by 1950 it was the only county without a single employee of the federal government. The construction of the Oahe Dam flooded out most of the valuable land in the county. Dewey County , which had refused to annex the county in the past, finally did so in 1952. Oddly enough,
551-954: The only county in the United States without a single civilian federal employee. Spiritual Mobilization, a group opposed to government spending, wrote a song about it: All Hail to Armstrong, South Dakota, Land of the Free You have yet to fill your quota With a Federal Employee! No one from Agriculture ? How do you farm? No one from Justice ? Who keeps you from harm? No one from Veterans ? By whom are you paid? No one from Commerce ? How do you trade? No one from Housing ? Who buildeth your shacks? No one from Treasury ? Who takes your tax? No one from Post Office ? Who sells your stamp supply? No one from Military ? Who keeps your powder dry? And no one from Security? How, then, can you be social? If you have no single bureaucrat To decide things equivocal? Even
580-409: The population. In terms of ancestry, 13.2% were German , 6.5% were Irish , and 0.6% were American . Of the 1,730 households, 45.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.6% were married couples living together, 24.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 28.4% were non-families, and 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 3.05 and
609-475: The shekels out of every citizen To finance "progress" on! "Progress," "progress,"... So they trampled Armstrong's freedom and its democratic stand, Got the folks of Dewey County to absorb Sudetenland. No hope on Armstrong's ramparts - "Lebensraum!" was the demand Of "progress" marching on! "Progress," "progress,"... Now they've cleansed the Armstrong stigma from the South Dakota plains. On
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#1732848517125638-508: The site of Armstrong County is now home to several more homesites than it had when it was a county. An Armstrong County was created by the Dakota Territorial Legislature in 1873 in the southeastern part of the territory, taking its territory from Charles Mix County and Hutchinson County . The county was short lived and never fully organized. In 1879 it was annexed into Hutchinson County . In 1883 Dakota Territory created
667-443: The wallmaps of the bureaucrats no tiny speck remains To indicate a single spot where independence reigns As "progress" marches on! "Progress," "progress,"... Today in Armstrong's borders watch the cattle bend a knee To a brand new herd of bi-peds which has joined the coterie. Their genus name is Federal: their species - Employee. And "progress" marches on! "Progress," "progress,"... The moral of this story it
696-537: The western counties (18 of 66) observe Mountain Time . Dewey County is the easternmost of the SD counties to observe Mountain Time. As of the 2020 census , there were 5,239 people, 1,705 households, and 1,180 families residing in the county. The population density was 2.3 inhabitants per square mile (0.89/km ). There were 1,923 housing units. As of the 2010 census , there were 5,301 people, 1,730 households, and 1,239 families in
725-557: Was 525 square miles (1,360 km ) in area. As of 1978, the land that had been Armstrong County was part of the Sansarc-Opal association, except for the extreme northwest corner that was part of the Wayden-Cabba association. The county was never formally organized, and was attached to Stanley County for governmental purposes. County residents were unable to vote for Stanley County officers, only state and federal positions. This created
754-586: Was a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota , and its predecessor Dakota Territory , between 1883 and 1952. Located in the western part of the state, it was a sparsely-inhabited part of the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation that relied primarily on the cattle trade and the Missouri and Cheyenne Rivers . Never having an organized county government in its own right, it was attached to Stanley County , with its county seat at Fort Pierre , for administrative purposes. An unrelated "Armstrong County" had existed in
783-471: Was leased to cattle companies such as Diamond A. The resident Norvold family owned land both in the county and in Ziebach county. The county had no schools. The Norvold children in particular were educated in various places such as Cheyenne Agency , Eagle Butte , and other adjacent counties. There were no roads in the county, nor telephones nor electric lights. In 1950, Armstrong had the distinction of being
812-468: Was not divided into townships . In the 1928 presidential election , the county cast all seven of its votes for Democratic candidate Al Smith , the only county in the country to cast the entirety of its votes to a single candidate. For 1932 through 1940 , no returns were listed for Armstrong County in particular, and its voters were instead recorded in neighboring counties. Armstrong County returned to election statistics in 1944 , where it once again had
841-406: Was the only county in the nation without a post office. After the 1911 incorporation of Ziebach and Dewey Counties, Armstrong County had 52 people living in 8 families. The majority of county residents lived on the banks of the Missouri and Cheyenne Rivers , which were plentiful in grass and timber for the local cattle economy and whose river bottoms provided shelter. Most of the county's land
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