Davison County, South Dakota
county in South Dakota, United States of America
Davison County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, 19,956 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Mitchell.[2] It was founded in 1874.[3] It was named for Henry C. Davison, the first settler in the county.[4]
Davison County | |
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.jpg) Davison County Courthouse in Mitchell | |
 Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota | |
 South Dakota's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 43°41′N 98°10′W / 43.68°N 98.16°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  South Dakota |
| Founded | 1873 (created) 1874 (organized) |
| Seat | Mitchell |
| Largest city | Mitchell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 437 sq mi (1,130 km2) |
| • Land | 436 sq mi (1,130 km2) |
| • Water | 1.4 sq mi (4 km2) 0.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 19,956 |
| • Density | 46/sq mi (18/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Website | www |
Davison County is part of the Mitchell, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area.
References change
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Davison County, South Dakota". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ↑ National Association of Counties. "NACo County Explorer". Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Dakota Territory, South Dakota, and North Dakota: Individual County Chronologies". Dakota Territory Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2006. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 101.
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