Mitchell, SD Public Records
Mitchell is an incorporated city in Davison County, South Dakota, with an estimated population of 15,621 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 11.5 square miles of land. That is down about 50 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Mitchell City Hall
Mitchell's own city government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the city clerk under South Dakota's public records law. Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files are generally kept by county and state offices rather than by the city; see the offices below.
📇 Mitchell Contact on File
| Government | City Of Mitchell |
| Mailing address | 612 N Main St, Mitchell, SD 57301 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | www.cityofmitchell.org |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
This is the mailing address the government reported to the U.S. Census Bureau; it may be a post office box or the office of an elected official rather than a public counter, and the source does not list a phone number. The website was reported by the government and was answering when we last checked. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Mitchell
Mitchell is in Davison County. In South Dakota, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Register of Deeds. Divorce cases in South Dakota are heard by the Circuit Court in each county. Wills and estates in South Dakota are handled by the Circuit Court in each county.
📍 Davison County at a Glance
| County | Davison County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 19,907 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Davison County Clerk of Court
| Address | 200 East 4th Avenue, Mitchell, SD 57301-0927 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (605) 995-8105 |
| Hours | 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday |
| Records available | South Dakota Circuit Court and magistrate court case records for the county (civil, criminal, divorce, probate, small claims) |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Sources | ujs.sd.gov/…/davison-county ↗ |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 |
See the full Davison County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Mitchell
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Mitchell, SD:
📋 Mitchell Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | South Dakota Department of Health – Vital RecordsCertified birth and death certificates for South Dakota are issued by the state vital records office; in some places a county or local office can also issue copies. |
| Deeds & property records | In South Dakota, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Register of Deeds. |
| Court cases & divorce | Davison County courthouse. Divorce cases in South Dakota are heard by the Circuit Court in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in South Dakota are handled by the Circuit Court in each county. |
| State court system | South Dakota Unified Judicial System |
| Sex offender registry | South Dakota Sex Offender Registry |