Davison County, South Dakota

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Davison County, South Dakota
Map
Location in the state of South Dakota
Statistics
Formed	1874
Seat	Mitchell
Area - Total - Land - Water	1,131 km² (437 mi²) sq mi ( km²) 3 km² (1 mi²), 0.31%
Population - (2000) - Density	18,741 17/km² (43/mi²)/km²
Website: www.davisoncounty.org

Davison County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population was 18,741. Its county seat is Mitchell.⁶

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,131 km² (437 mi²). 1,128 km² (435 mi²) of it is land and 3 km² (1 mi²) of it (0.31%) is water.

[edit] Townships

The county is divided into twelve townships:

Badger Township
Baker Township
Beulah Township
Blenden Township
John Township
Lisbon Township

Mitchell Township
Mount Vernon Township
Perry Township
Prosper Township
Rome Township
Union Township

[edit] Major Highways

Interstate 90
South Dakota Highway 37
South Dakota Highway 42

[edit] Adjacent Counties

Sanborn County, South Dakota - north
Hanson County, South Dakota - east
Hutchinson County, South Dakota - southeast
Douglas County, South Dakota - southwest
Aurora County, South Dakota - west

[edit] Demographics

Davison County Population by year
1900 - 7,483 1910 - 11,625 1920 - 14,139 1930 - 16,821 1940 - 15,336 1950 - 16,522 1960 - 16,681 1970 - 17,319 1980 - 17,820 1990 - 17,503 2000 - 18,741

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 18,741 people, 7,585 households, and 4,770 families residing in the county. The population density was 17/km² (43/mi²). There were 8,093 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (19/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.23% White, 0.27% Black or African American, 1.98% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. 0.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 7,585 households out of which 31.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.40% were married couples living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.10% were non-families. 30.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 12.00% from 18 to 24, 25.90% from 25 to 44, 20.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.80 males.

[edit] Cities and towns

	State of South Dakota
Capital	Pierre
Regions	Badlands \| Black Hills \| Coteau des Prairies
Cities	Aberdeen \| Brandon \| Brookings \| Huron \| Madison \| Mitchell \| Pierre \| Rapid City \| Sioux Falls \| Spearfish \| Sturgis \| Vermillion \| Watertown \| Yankton
Counties	Aurora \| Beadle \| Bennett \| Bon Homme \| Brookings \| Brown \| Brule \| Buffalo \| Butte \| Campbell \| Charles Mix \| Clark \| Clay \| Codington \| Corson \| Custer \| Davison \| Day \| Deuel \| Dewey \| Douglas \| Edmunds \| Fall River \| Faulk \| Grant \| Gregory \| Haakon \| Hamlin \| Hand \| Hanson \| Harding \| Hughes \| Hutchinson \| Hyde \| Jackson \| Jerauld \| Jones \| Kingsbury \| Lake \| Lawrence \| Lincoln \| Lyman \| Marshall \| McCook \| McPherson \| Meade \| Mellette \| Miner \| Minnehaha \| Moody \| Pennington \| Perkins \| Potter \| Roberts \| Sanborn \| Shannon \| Spink \| Stanley \| Sully \| Todd \| Tripp \| Turner \| Union \| Walworth \| Yankton \| Ziebach