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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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Hutchinson County, South Dakota
Hutchinson County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Olivet
Year Organized: 1862
Square Miles: 813 |
Court House: 140 Euclid Room 128
County Courthouse
Olivet, SD 57052-2103
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Hutchinson is named for territorial secretary John Hutchinson.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Hutchinson County was established with its present boundaries in 1871. The county seat was located at Maxwell City
where it remained until October 14, 1883, when it was voted to locate the county seat at Olivet. In 1873-74 the
legislative assembly divided the county and the north half being named Armstrong County. By legislative act, the
counties were reunited in 1879
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 814 square miles (2,109 kmē), of which, 813
square miles (2,105 kmē) of it is land and 2 square miles (4 kmē) of it (0.19%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- Hanson County, South Dakota - north
- McCook County, South Dakota - northeast
- Turner County, South Dakota - east
- Yankton County, South Dakota - southeast
- Bon Homme County, South Dakota - south
- Charles Mix County, South Dakota - southwest
- Douglas County, South Dakota - west
- Davison County, South Dakota - northwest
Cities and Towns:
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- Capital |
township |
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- Cross Plains |
township |
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- Dimock |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Fair |
township |
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- Freeman |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- German |
township |
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- Grandview |
township |
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- Kassel |
township |
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- Kaylor |
township |
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- Kulm |
township |
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- Liberty |
township |
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- Menno |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Milltown |
township |
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- Molan |
township |
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- Oak Hollow |
township |
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- Olivet
(County Seat) |
town |
Incorporated Area |
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- Parkston |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Pleasant |
township |
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- Sharon |
township |
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- Starr |
township |
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- Susquehanna |
township |
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- Sweet |
township |
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- Tripp |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Valley |
township |
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- Wittenberg |
township |
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- Wolf Creek |
township |
County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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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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