Fall River County, South Dakota
22 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
- 7,258
- Median household income
- $67,917
- ±7,389
- Unemployed
- 2.5%
- 81 of 3,267 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 85.7%
- 3,113 of 3,632 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 Fall River | 7,202 (2021) | 906 N River St, Hot Springs | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Edgemont | 759 (2021) | Po Box A, Edgemont | Website |
| City of Hot Springs | 3,485 (2021) | 303 N River St, Hot Springs | — |
| Town of Oelrichs | 121 (2021) | Po Box 32, Oelrichs | — |
Townships 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Argentine | 19 (2021) | 27449 Dewey Rd, Burdock | — |
Special districts 17
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgemont Ambulance District | Health | Po Box 183, Edgemont | — |
| Hot Springs Ambulance Service District | Health | 709 Jensen Hwy, Hot Springs | Website |
| Oelrichs Ambulance District | Health | Po Box 93, Oelrichs | — |
| Cascade Road District | Highways | 209 N River St, Hot Springs | — |
| Pine Shadow Road District | Highways | 906 N River St, Hot Springs | — |
| Angostura Irrigation District | Irrigation | 317 1st St, Oral | — |
| Ardmore Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | 13304 E Ardmore Rd, Oelrichs | — |
| Cascade Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | 27974 Cascade Rd, Hot Springs | — |
| Edgemont Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | Po Box 22, Edgemont | — |
| Hot Springs Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | 12675 Hot Brook Canyon Rd, Hot Springs | — |
| Minnekahta Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | 27401 Valley Road, Hot Springs | — |
| Oelrichs Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | 14025 Antelope Lane Rd, Oelrichs | — |
| Oral Fire District | Local fire protection | 27600 W Oral Rd, Oral | — |
| Fall River-Custer Predator Control District | Other natural resources | 10413 Moss Agate Rd, Edgemont | — |
| Fall River Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 341 S Chicago St, Hot Springs | Website |
| Custer-Fall River Regional Waste Management District | Solid waste management | Po Box 11, Edgemont | Website |
| Fall River Water Users District | Water supply utility | Po Box 321, Oral | — |
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
Edgemont School District 23-1
School district2 schools
715 Mogul Way, Edgemont, SD, 57735
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Hot Springs School District 23-2
School district3 schools
1747 Lincoln Ave, Hot Springs, SD, 57747
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Oelrichs School District 23-3
School district3 schools
214 West 7th Street, Oelrichs, SD, 57763
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
Chadron Farmers' Market (Chadron)
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.