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· South Dakota
Hanson County
Hanson County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,461. 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. The county is somewhat unique among those in the United States in that there are no officially registered airports within the county borders.
3,505 population
(2021)
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County area: Hanson
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Cities and towns 4
Townships 12
- Township of Beulah pop. 534
- Township of Edgerton pop. 80
- Township of Fairview pop. 136
- Township of Hanson pop. 306
- Township of Jasper pop. 162
- Township of Plano pop. 87
- Township of Pleasant pop. 239
- Township of Rosedale pop. 277
- Township of Spring Lake pop. 125
- Township of Taylor pop. 71
- Township of Wayne pop. 226
- Township of Worthen pop. 113
Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)
- Census ID (PID6)
- 174991
- FIPS state
- 46
- FIPS county
- 061
- FIPS place
- 99061
- Census record name
- COUNTY OF HANSON
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 500, ALEXANDRIA 57311