Place:Hanson, South Dakota, United States

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NameHanson
Alt namesHansonsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates43.667°N 97.783°W
Located inSouth Dakota, United States     (1871 - )
See alsoBuffalo, South Dakota, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Charles Mix, South Dakota, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Hutchinson, South Dakota, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Jayne, South Dakota, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Alexandria
Emery
Epiphany
Farmer
Fulton
Maywood
Plano
Riverside
Rockport Colony
Rosedale Colony
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Hanson County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,461. Its county seat is Alexandria. The county was founded in 1871 and organized in 1873. It was named for Joseph R. Hanson, clerk of the first legislature.

Hanson County is part of the Mitchell, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area. The county is somewhat unique among those in the United States in that there are no officially registered airports within the county borders.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1871 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1890 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1880 1,301
1890 4,267
1900 4,947
1910 6,237
1920 6,202
1930 6,131
1940 5,400
1950 4,896
1960 4,584
1970 3,781
1980 3,415
1990 2,994
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