Charles Mix County, South Dakota
44 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 9,281
- Median household income
- $64,038
- ±5,646
- Unemployed
- 5.8%
- 243 of 4,156 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 82.7%
- 2,507 of 3,032 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 Charles Mix | 9,163 (2021) | Po Box 490, Lake Andes | — |
Cities, towns and villages 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Lake Andes | 690 (2021) | Po Box 783, Lake Andes | Website |
| City of Platte | 1,279 (2021) | Po Box 236, Platte | — |
| City of Wagner | 1,467 (2021) | Po Box 40, Wagner | Website |
| Town of Dante | 69 (2021) | 421 Wilson Ave, Dante | — |
| Town of Geddes | 157 (2021) | Po Box 19, Geddes | Website |
| Town of Pickstown | 225 (2021) | Po Box 107, Pickstown | — |
| Town of Ravinia | 70 (2021) | 202 Elm Ave, Ravinia | — |
Townships 23
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Bryan | 392 (2021) | 39203 294th St, Wagner | — |
| Township of Choteau Creek | 201 (2021) | 29416 402nd Ave, Wagner | — |
| Township of Darlington | 107 (2021) | 37315 275th Street, Platte | — |
| Township of Forbes | 65 (2021) | Po Box 431, Platte | — |
| Township of Goose Lake | 216 (2021) | 38372 291st St, Lake Andes | — |
| Township of Hamilton | 51 (2021) | 28169 Sd Highway 1804, Platte | — |
| Township of Highland | 685 (2021) | 30055 388 Ave, Lake Andes | — |
| Township of Howard | 199 (2021) | 39083 284th St, Armour | — |
| Township of Jackson | 128 (2021) | Po Box 106, Geddes | Website |
| Township of Kennedy | 55 (2021) | 28774 395th Ave, Armour | — |
| Township of la Roche | 309 (2021) | 27216 Cedar Rd, Platte | — |
| Township of Lake George | 35 (2021) | 27079 358th Ave, Platte | — |
| Township of Lawrence | 481 (2021) | 30225 393rd Ave, Wagner | — |
| Township of Lone Tree | 166 (2021) | 29870 402nd Ave, Dante | — |
| Township of Moore | 73 (2021) | 37964 280th St, Geddes | — |
| Township of Plain Center | 120 (2021) | 29162 389th Ave, Lake Andes | — |
| Township of Platte | 298 (2021) | 27690 367th Ave, Platte | — |
| Township of Ree | 149 (2021) | 39675 309th St, Wagner | — |
| Township of Rhoda | 122 (2021) | 28333 372nd Ave, Geddes | — |
| Township of Rouse | 181 (2021) | 40079 Blaha Rd, Dante | — |
| Township of Signal | 59 (2021) | 36543 284th St, Platte | Website |
| Township of Wahehe | 262 (2021) | 38873 304th St, Wagner | — |
| Township of White Swan | 736 (2021) | 38001 295th St, Lake Andes | — |
Special districts 13
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring-Bull Creek Watershed District | Flood control | 39675 309th St, Wagner | — |
| Wagner-Lake Andes Ambulance District | Health | Po Box 758, Lake Andes | — |
| Dezera Road District | Highways | 111 Lake Side Dr, Lake Andes | — |
| North Bay Cottage Road District | Highways | 8 Walleye Rd, Lake Andes | — |
| Sand Dollar Cove Road District | Highways | 6001 E Staudenmier Place, Sioux Falls | — |
| Lake Andes-Wagner Irrigation District | Irrigation | Po Box 220, Wagner | — |
| Geddes Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 53, Geddes | — |
| Lake Andes-Bavinia Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 186, Lake Andes | — |
| Platte Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 811, Platte | — |
| Wagner Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 545, Wagner | — |
| Nappa-Platte Regional Railroad Authority | Miscellaneous commercial activities | 107 S Main Ave, Wagner | — |
| Charles Mix Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 249, Lake Andes | Website |
| Randall Community Water User District | Water supply utility | Po Box 37, Lake Andes | — |
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
Andes Central School District 11-1
School district4 schools
1001 High St, Lake Andes, SD, 57356
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Platte - Geddes School District 11-5
School district5 schools
400 Illinois Ave, Platte, SD, 57369
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Wagner Community School District 11-4
School district4 schools
101 Walnut Ave SW, Wagner, SD, 57380
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.
In the counties that border this one
Burke Area Farmers Market (Burke) · Burke Area Farmers Market (Burke)
Freeman Farmers' Market (Freeman)
Verdigre Farmers' Market (Verdigre)
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.