Lemmon is a town in Perkins County, South Dakota, United States.

[6] The City of Lemmon received the South Dakota Community of the Year Award in 2012.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.04 square miles (2.69 km2), all land.

To the east of Lemmon is Corson County and Standing Rock Indian Reservation.

Lemmon's history as a town started in 1902 with the U.S. government's forced leasing of about 800,000 acres of Standing Rock Indian Reservation lands to cattle rancher George Ed Lemmon.

[8] In 1919, Lemmon became a sundown town, prohibiting African Americans from living there.

About 39.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Around 40.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Dinosaur claws, bird tracks, and fossilized snakes can be seen in the petrified wood.

The museum features exhibits on creation science, fossils, Native Americans, cowboys and ranch life, a full-scale tipi, and a model of the Ark.

The Kokomo, located on Main Street, is the home of sculptor John Lopez's art gallery.

Lemmon also has seven churches, three financial institutions, a library, a movie theater, a clinic, and nursing home.

The Progress country school operated in Meadow until the summer of 2010, when it was destroyed by a tornado.