Hutchinson County, South Dakota
Hutchinson County Courthouse |
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US state : | South Dakota |
Administrative headquarters : | Olivet |
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Demographics | |
Residents : | 7343 (2010) |
Population density : | 3.5 inhabitants / km 2 |
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Total area : | 2109 km² |
Water surface : | 4 km² |
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Hutchison County is a county in the state of South Dakota in the United States .
geography
The county covers an area of 2109 square kilometers; 4 square kilometers (0.19 percent) of it is water. It is divided into 23 townships: Capital, Clayton, Cross Plains, Fair, Foster, German, Grandview, Hassel, Kaylor, Kuim, Liberty, Mittown, Molan, Oak Hollow, Pleasant, Sharon, Silver Lake, Starr, Susquehanna, Sweet, Valley, Wittenberg and Wolf Creek.
history
The county was incorporated on May 8, 1862 and the administrative organization was completed on January 13, 1871. It was named after John S. Hutchinson (1829-1889) who was the secretary and executive governor of the Dakota Territory .
29 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 | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1900 | 11,897 | - | |
1910 | 12,319 | 3.5% | |
1920 | 13,475 | 9.4% | |
1930 | 13,904 | 3.2% | |
1940 | 12,668 | -8.9% | |
1950 | 11,423 | -9.8% | |
1960 | 11,085 | -3% | |
1970 | 10,379 | -6.4% | |
1980 | 9350 | -9.9% | |
1990 | 8262 | -11.6% | |
2000 | 8075 | -2.3% | |
2010 | 7343 | -9.1% | |
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cities and communes
Cities ( cities )
Communities ( towns )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Hutchinson County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
- ↑ 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. 144 .
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 2, 2018.
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
- ↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011
Coordinates: 43 ° 20 ′ N , 97 ° 45 ′ W