POPULATION: INFO: Dutton is located in Waterside County, Douglas Island. It is the county seat in the Waterside County, and located in the Durden Metro area. Dutton is the county seat of Waterside County, and that makes it contraversal. Many citizens say move the county seat south to Durden, since it is the most modern and has all the services of a major city. Most employees work from there, backers say. But on the other side, many citizens say moving the county seat away from Dutton would hurt the limited economy of Dutton. Dutton does not house the county courthouse, Durden does. Dutton only has the county seat building, and a museum.