Brule County, South Dakota
31 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
- 5,283
- Median household income
- $73,720
- ±7,160
- Unemployed
- 1.5%
- 39 of 2,634 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 80.9%
- 1,582 of 1,955 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 Brule | 5,242 (2021) | 300 S Courtland St, Chamberlain | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Chamberlain | 2,468 (2021) | 715 N Main St, Chamberlain | Website |
| City of Kimball | 595 (2021) | Po Box 16, Kimball | — |
| Town of Pukwana | 245 (2021) | Po Box 87, Pukwana | — |
Townships 22
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of America | 47 (2021) | 34729 262nd St, Chamberlain | — |
| Township of Brule | 173 (2021) | 34159 252nd St, Chamberlain | — |
| Township of Chamberlain | 248 (2021) | 24832 345th Ave, Chamberlain | — |
| Township of Cleveland | 94 (2021) | 24825 355th Ave, Pukwana | — |
| Township of Eagle | 42 (2021) | 26554 357th Ave, Platte | — |
| Township of Highland | 33 (2021) | 25705 362nd Ave, Kimball | — |
| Township of Kimball | 46 (2021) | 36023 251st St, Kimball | — |
| Township of Lyon | 29 (2021) | 23840 359th Ave, Kimball | — |
| Township of Ola | 104 (2021) | 34655 257th St, Pukwana | — |
| Township of Plainfield | 39 (2021) | 36640 256th St, Kimball | — |
| Township of Pleasant Grove | 41 (2021) | 35807 265th St, Platte | — |
| Township of Plummer | 21 (2021) | 24091 365th Ave, Kimball | — |
| Township of Pukwana | 161 (2021) | 24889 352nd Ave, Pukwana | — |
| Township of Red Lake | 86 (2021) | 34709 252nd St, Pukwana | — |
| Township of Richland | 57 (2021) | 35463 259th St, Kimball | — |
| Township of Smith | 49 (2021) | 35765 254th St, Kimball | — |
| Township of Torrey Lake | 234 (2021) | 36753 267th St, Platte | — |
| Township of Union | 78 (2021) | 23973 356th Ave, Kimball | — |
| Township of Waldro | 75 (2021) | 36163 244th St, Kimball | — |
| Township of West Point | 109 (2021) | 24393 Sd Highway 50, Chamberlain | — |
| Township of Wilbur | 103 (2021) | 26106 366th Ave, Kimball | — |
| Township of Willow Lake | 49 (2021) | 24447 368th Ave, Kimball | — |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimball Ambulance District | Health | Po Box 476, Kimball | — |
| Missouri Valley Ambulance District | Health | Po Box 354, Chamberlain | — |
| Hilltop Irrigation District | Irrigation | 34937 245th St, Chamberlain | — |
| Brule-Buffalo Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 200 Paul Gust Rd, Chamberlain | Website |
| Tri County Landfill Association | Solid waste management | 24978 349th Ave, Pukwana | — |
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
Chamberlain School District 07-1
School district3 schools
1000 Sorensen Drive, Chamberlain, SD, 57325
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Kimball School District 07-2
School district5 schools
300 S East St, Kimball, SD, 57355
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.