Hanson County

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administration
US state : South Dakota
Administrative headquarters : Alexandria
Foundation : 1873
Demographics
Residents : 3331  (2010)
Population density : 3 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1128 km²
Water surface : 2 km²
map
Map of Hanson County within South Dakota

Hanson County is a county in the state of South Dakota in the United States . It has 3139 inhabitants. The county seat is Alexandria .

geography

The district has an area of ​​1128 square kilometers; of which 2 square kilometers (0.20 percent) are water. It is divided into 12 townships: Beulah, Edgerton, Emery, Fairview, Hanson, Jasper, Plano, Rosedale, Springlake, Taylor, Wayne and Worthen.

history

The county was incorporated on January 13, 1871 and the administrative organization was completed on August 16, 1873. It was named after Joseph R. Hanson, an Indian agent and MP in the Legislative Assembly of the Dakota Territory .

Bloom Site

One place in the county has National Historic Landmark status , the Bloom Site archaeological site . Six buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of August 2, 2018).

Population development

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1900 4th -
1910 6237 155,825%
1920 6202 -0.6%
1930 6131 -1.1%
1940 5400 -11.9%
1950 4896 -9.3%
1960 4584 -6.4%
1970 3781 -17.5%
1980 3415 -9.7%
1990 2994 -12.3%
2000 3139 4.8%
2010 3331 6.1%
1900-1990

2000

cities and communes

Cities ( cities )

Communities ( towns )

Unparalleled villages

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hanson County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . 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. 128 .
  3. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: South Dakota . National Park Service , accessed August 2, 2018.
  4. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 2, 2018.
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  6. ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Coordinates: 43 ° 40 ′  N , 97 ° 47 ′  W