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.