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South Dakota Counties
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South Dakota Counties
There are 66 counties in the state of South Dakota |
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Hanson County, South Dakota
Hanson County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Alexandria
Year Organized: 1873
Square Miles: 435 |
Court House: PO Box 500
County Courthouse
Alexandria, SD 57311-0500
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Hanson was named for Joseph R. Hanson of Yankton
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
The county was formally organized in January 1871 and named for Major Hanson who had settled in the area in 1870. The
county seat was temporarily located at Rockport. The town of Alexandria became the county seat in 1880.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 436 square miles (1,128 kmē), of which, 435
square miles (1,126 kmē) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 kmē) of it (0.20%) is water
Neighboring Counties:
- Miner County, South Dakota - north
- McCook County, South Dakota - east
- Hutchinson County, South Dakota - south
- Davison County, South Dakota - west
- Sanborn County, South Dakota - northwest
Cities and Towns:
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- Alexandria
(County
Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Beulah |
township |
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- Clayton |
township |
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- Edgerton |
township |
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- Emery |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Farmer |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Fulton |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Hanson |
township |
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- Jasper |
township |
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- Plano |
township |
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- Pleasant |
township |
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- Rosedale |
township |
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- Spring Lake |
township |
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- Taylor |
township |
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- Wayne |
township |
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- Worthen |
township |
County Resources:
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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