Hanson County, South Dakota

Hanson County
Hanson County
County
	Saint Peter's Grotto is on the National Register of Historic Places
	Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota
	South Dakota's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 43°40′N 97°47′W / 43.66°N 97.79°W
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
Founded	1871 (created); 1873 (organized)
Named for	Joseph R. Hanson
Seat	Alexandria
Largest city	Alexandria
Area
• Total	434.5 sq mi (1,125 km2)
• Land	435.4 sq mi (1,128 km2)
• Water	0.9 sq mi (2 km2) 0.2%
Population (2020)
• Total	3,461
• Estimate (2023)	3,471
• Density	8.0/sq mi (3.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large
Website	www.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.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. 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. 149.

[QF-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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