Edmunds County, South Dakota
41 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
- 4,048
- Median household income
- $81,630
- ±9,494
- Unemployed
- 1.1%
- 21 of 1,917 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 93.3%
- 1,520 of 1,630 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 Edmunds | 4,033 (2021) | Po Box 97, Ipswich | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bowdle | 483 (2021) | Po Box 553, Bowdle | — |
| City of Hosmer | 161 (2021) | Po Box 1, Hosmer | — |
| City of Ipswich | 929 (2021) | Po Box 586, Ipswich | Website |
| City of Roscoe | 257 (2021) | Po Box 95, Roscoe | — |
Townships 32
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Adrian | 8 (2021) | 12945 354th Ave, Ipswich | — |
| Township of Belle | 137 (2021) | 12887 365th Ave, Ipswich | — |
| Township of Bowdle | 65 (2021) | Po Box 207, Bowdle | — |
| Township of Bryant | 22 (2021) | 13292 347th Ave, Roscoe | — |
| Township of Clear Lake | 20 (2021) | 36884 143rd St, Mina | — |
| Township of Cleveland | 18 (2021) | 35036 141st St, Roscoe | — |
| Township of Cloyd Valley | 16 (2021) | 33126 141st St, Roscoe | — |
| Township of Cortlandt | 594 (2021) | 279 S Sunset Dr, Mina | — |
| Township of Cottonwood Lake | 46 (2021) | 2000 9th Ave, Bowdle | — |
| Township of Fountain | 76 (2021) | 13149 361st Ave, Ipswich | — |
| Township of Glen | 49 (2021) | 33751 Us Highway 12, Roscoe | — |
| Township of Glover | 30 (2021) | 13674 336th Ave, Roscoe | — |
| Township of Harmony | 409 (2021) | 14065 356th Ave, Ipswich | — |
| Township of Hillside | 29 (2021) | 14349 342nd Ave, Roscoe | — |
| Township of Hosmer | 39 (2021) | 33043 125th St, Hosmer | — |
| Township of Hudson | 33 (2021) | 14794 323rd Ave, Tolstoy | — |
| Township of Huntley | 55 (2021) | 35482 133rd St, Ipswich | — |
| Township of Ipswich | 91 (2021) | Po Box 156, Ipswich | — |
| Township of Kent | 26 (2021) | 14265 363rd Ave, Ipswich | — |
| Township of Liberty | 9 (2021) | 10375 400th Ave., Hecla | — |
| Township of Madison | 14 (2021) | 14588 331st Ave, Onaka | — |
| Township of Modena | 23 (2021) | 32662 128th St, Bowdle | — |
| Township of Montpelier | 39 (2021) | 34363 136th St, Roscoe | — |
| Township of North Bryant | 37 (2021) | 34551 125th St, Roscoe | — |
| Township of Odessa | 19 (2021) | 13754 323rd Ave, Bowdle | — |
| Township of Pembrook | 28 (2021) | 36937 128th St, Wetonka | — |
| Township of Powell | 29 (2021) | 35973 142nd St, Ipswich | — |
| Township of Richland | 34 (2021) | 37264 137th St, Mina | — |
| Township of Rosette | 117 (2021) | 12434 357th Ave, Ipswich | — |
| Township of Sangamon | 41 (2021) | 34124 127th St, Hosmer | — |
| Township of Union | 22 (2021) | 36434 137th St, Ipswich | — |
| Township of Vermont | 28 (2021) | 34389 147th St, Roscoe | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowdle Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 13971 317th Ave, Bowdle | — |
| Hosmer Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 138, Hosmer | — |
| Mina Lake Sanitary District | Sewerage | 105 N Sunset Dr, Mina | — |
| Edmunds County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 25, Ipswich | — |
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
Bowdle School District 22-1
School district4 schools
3083 2nd Ave, Bowdle, SD, 57428
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Edmunds Central School District 22-5
School district4 schools
105 1st Ave, Roscoe, SD, 57471
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Ipswich Public School District 22-6
School district7 schools
510 2nd Ave, Ipswich, SD, 57451
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
Aberdeen Farmers' Market (Aberdeen)
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.