Hanson County, South Dakota

Hanson County Education, Geography, and History

Hanson County is a county located in the state of South Dakota. Based on the 2010 census, the population was 3,331. 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.

Etymology - Origin of Hanson County Name

Hanson was named for Joseph R. Hanson of Yankton

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: CensusBureau Quick Facts

Hanson County 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: Land and Water

As reported by the Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 436 square miles (1,128 km²), of which, 435 square miles (1,126 km²) of it is land and 1 square miles (2 km²) of it (0.20%) is water

Neighboring Counties

Bordering counties are as follows:

• 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

Education

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