Back مقاطعة دافيسون (داكوتا الجنوبية) Arabic Davison County, South Dakota BAR Дейвисън Bulgarian ডেভিসন কাউন্টি, সাউথ ডাকোটা BPY Davison Gông (South Dakota) CDO Дэвисон (гуо, Къилба Дакота) CE Davison County CEB Davison County, De Dakota Welsh Davison County German Condado de Davison Spanish
Davison County | |
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.jpg) Davison County Courthouse in Mitchell | |
 Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota | |
 South Dakota's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 43°41′N 98°10′W / 43.68°N 98.16°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  South Dakota |
| Founded | 1873 (created) 1874 (organized) |
| Seat | Mitchell |
| Largest city | Mitchell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 437 sq mi (1,130 km2) |
| • Land | 436 sq mi (1,130 km2) |
| • Water | 1.4 sq mi (4 km2) 0.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 19,956 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 19,922  |
| • Density | 46/sq mi (18/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Website | www |
Davison County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,956, making it the 10th most populous county in South Dakota.[1] Its county seat is Mitchell.[2] The county was created in 1873 and organized in 1874.[3] It was named for Henry C. Davison, the first settler in the county.[4]
Davison County is part of the Mitchell, SD Micropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 101.