Davison County

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administration
US state : South Dakota
Administrative headquarters : Mitchell
Foundation : 1874
Demographics
Residents : 19,504  (2010)
Population density : 17.3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1131 km²
Water surface : 3 km²
map
Map of Davison County within South Dakota
Website : www.davisoncounty.org

Davison County is a county in the state of South Dakota in the United States . It is located in the southeast of the state and has a population of 18,741. The county seat is Mitchell .

geography

The district has an area of ​​1,131 square kilometers; of which 3 square kilometers (0.31 percent) are water. It is divided into 12 townships: Badger, Baker, Beulah, Blenden, John, Lisbon, Mitchell, Mount Vernon, Perry, Prosper, Rome and Union.

history

The county was formed on January 8, 1873 and the administrative organization was completed on July 31, 1874. It was named after Henry C. Davison (? –1874), a trader and from 1869 one of the first settlers in the region.

Mitchell Archaeological Site (2016)

One place in the county has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the Mitchell Archaeological Site . 24 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 30, 2018).

Population development

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 7483 -
1910 11,625 55.4%
1920 14,139 21.6%
1930 16,821 19%
1940 15,336 -8.8%
1950 16,522 7.7%
1960 16,681 1 %
1970 17,319 3.8%
1980 17,820 2.9%
1990 17,503 -1.8%
2000 18,741 7.1%
2010 19,504 4.1%
1900-1990

2000

cities and communes

Cities ( cities )

Communities ( towns )

Census-designated places

Web links

Commons : Davison County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Davison County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
  2. ↑ Charles Curry Aiken, Joseph Nathan Kane: The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, Area, and Population Data, 1950-2010 . 6th edition. Scarecrow Press, Lanham 2013, ISBN 978-0-8108-8762-6 , p. 80 .
  3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: South Dakota . National Park Service , accessed July 30, 2018.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 30, 2018.
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Coordinates: 43 ° 41 ′  N , 98 ° 10 ′  W