Aurora County, South Dakota
25 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 2,642
- Median household income
- $72,885
- ±5,520
- Unemployed
- 1.2%
- 17 of 1,367 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.6%
- 890 of 1,064 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Aurora | 2,748 (2021) | Po Box 397, Plankinton | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Plankinton | 778 (2021) | Po Box 517, Plankinton | — |
| Town of Stickney | 321 (2021) | Po Box 156, Stickney | — |
| Town of White Lake | 398 (2021) | Po Box 37, White Lake | Website |
Townships 20
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Aurora | 106 (2021) | 26390 392nd Ave, Stickney | — |
| Township of Belford | 74 (2021) | 24225 393rd Ave, Letcher | — |
| Township of Bristol | 35 (2021) | 24232 386th Ave, Plankinton | — |
| Township of Center | 77 (2021) | 26515 379th Ave, Stickney | — |
| Township of Cooper | 16 (2021) | 24890 376th Ave, White Lake | — |
| Township of Crystal Lake | 42 (2021) | 38106 261st St, Stickney | — |
| Township of Dudley | 81 (2021) | 25760 390th Ave, Plankinton | — |
| Township of Eureka | 40 (2021) | 25520 376th Ave, White Lake | — |
| Township of Firesteel | 51 (2021) | 24609 384th Ave, Plankinton | — |
| Township of Gales | 48 (2021) | 37361 257th Street, White Lake | — |
| Township of Hopper | 65 (2021) | 25131 392nd Ave, Plankinton | — |
| Township of Lake | 52 (2021) | 24520 370th Ave, White Lake | — |
| Township of Palatine | 67 (2021) | 39249 247th St, Plankinton | — |
| Township of Patten | 40 (2021) | 37176 243rd St, White Lake | — |
| Township of Plankinton | 194 (2021) | 38690 256th St, Plankinton | — |
| Township of Pleasant Lake | 61 (2021) | 25875 386th Ave, Plankinton | — |
| Township of Pleasant Valley | 20 (2021) | 37911 243rd Street, Wessington Springs | — |
| Township of Truro | 61 (2021) | 26760 383rd Ave, Stickney | — |
| Township of Washington | 42 (2021) | 26451 374th Ave, White Lake | — |
| Township of White Lake | 79 (2021) | 37025 252nd St, White Lake | — |
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 277, Plankinton | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Plankinton School District 01-1
School district7 schools
404 E Davenport St, Plankinton, SD, 57368
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
White Lake School District 01-3
School district3 schools
410 E 4th St, White Lake, SD, 57383
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.