Davison County, South Dakota

Davison County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 18,741. Its is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,131 (437 ). 1,128 km² (435 sq mi) of it is land and 3 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.31%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into twelve :

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:SD 42.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 18,741 people, 7,585 households, and 4,770 families residing in the county. The was 17/km² (43/sq mi). There were 8,093 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (19/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.23%, 0.27% or , 1.98% , 0.43% , 0.02% , 0.30% from , and 0.77% from two or more races. 0.69% of the population were or  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 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.