Clay County, South Dakota
17 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 15,219
- Median household income
- $56,850
- ±5,165
- Unemployed
- 7.0%
- 602 of 8,608 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 90.6%
- 5,024 of 5,547 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 Clay | 15,150 (2021) | 211 W Main St, Vermillion | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Vermillion | 11,802 (2021) | 25 Center St, Vermillion | Website |
| Town of Wakonda | 343 (2021) | Po Box 265, Wakonda | — |
Townships 12
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Bethel | 189 (2021) | 30506 455th Ave, Volin | — |
| Township of Fairview | 634 (2021) | 2609 E Sd Highway 50, Vermillion | — |
| Township of Garfield | 198 (2021) | 46501 306th St, Vermillion | — |
| Township of Glenwood | 221 (2021) | 46594 300th St, Beresford | — |
| Township of Meckling | 215 (2021) | 31377 454th Ave, Meckling | — |
| Township of Norway | 160 (2021) | 31640 Meckling Rd, Meckling | — |
| Township of Pleasant Valley | 157 (2021) | 30514 460th Ave, Wakonda | — |
| Township of Prairie Center | 188 (2021) | 46624 315th St, Vermillion | — |
| Township of Riverside | 124 (2021) | 45924 300th St, Centerville | — |
| Township of Spirit Mound | 211 (2021) | 31179 462nd Ave, Vermillion | — |
| Township of Star | 124 (2021) | 29714 455th Ave, Wakonda | — |
| Township of Vermillion | 392 (2021) | 1208 Coyote St, Vermillion | — |
Special districts 2
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 121 W Kidder St, Vermillion | — |
| Lewis and Clark Regional Water System | Water supply utility | 31474 Sd Highway 19, Tea | Website |
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
Vermillion School District 13-1
School district3 schools
1001 E Main St, Vermillion, SD, 57069
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
Corps of Discovery Welcome Center Farmers Market ()
Dixon County Farmer's Market (119 W 3rd Street Ponca)
Callaway's Farmers Market (500 East 69th Street Sioux Falls)
Elk Point Farmers' Market (Elk Point)
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.