Buffalo County, South Dakota
3 public bodies govern here, 0 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 1,808
- Median household income
- $47,045
- ±11,995
- Unemployed
- 10.8%
- 70 of 648 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 68.7%
- 349 of 508 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 Buffalo | 1,923 (2021) | Po Box 146, Gann Valley | — |
Townships 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Elvira | 45 (2021) | Po Box 107, Gann Valley | — |
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo County Rural Fire Protection District 1 | Local fire protection | 23660 362nd Ave, Gann Valley | — |
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
No school district has its office in this county in the federal directory.
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.
In the counties that border this one
Miller Area Farmers Market (Miller)
Hyde County Farmers' Market ()
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.