Back مقاطعة هانسون (داكوتا الجنوبية) Arabic Hanson County, South Dakota BAR Хенсън (окръг) Bulgarian হেনসন কাউন্টি, সাউথ ডাকোটা BPY Hanson Gông (South Dakota) CDO Хэнсон (гуо, Къилба Дакота) CE Hanson County CEB Hanson County, De Dakota Welsh Hanson County German Condado de Hanson Spanish

Hanson County, South Dakota

Hanson County
County
Saint Peter's Grotto is on the National Register of Historic Places
Saint Peter's Grotto is on the National Register of Historic Places
Map of South Dakota highlighting Hanson County
Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota
Map of the United States highlighting South Dakota
South Dakota's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 43°40′N 97°47′W / 43.66°N 97.79°W / 43.66; -97.79
Country United States
State South Dakota
Founded1871 (created)
1873 (organized)
Named forJoseph R. Hanson
SeatAlexandria
Largest cityAlexandria
Area
 • Total
434.5 sq mi (1,125 km2)
 • Land435.4 sq mi (1,128 km2)
 • Water0.9 sq mi (2 km2)  0.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
3,461
 • Estimate 
(2023)
3,471 Increase
 • Density8.0/sq mi (3.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districtAt-large
Websitewww.hansoncounty.net

Hanson County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,461.[1] Its county seat is Alexandria.[2] The county was founded in 1871 and organized in 1873.[3] It was named for Joseph R. Hanson, clerk of the first legislature.[4] 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.

  1. ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 149.

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