Hanson County, South Dakota
18 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
- 3,472
- Median household income
- $81,071
- ±13,957
- Unemployed
- 1.8%
- 33 of 1,830 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 92.8%
- 1,050 of 1,132 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 Hanson | 3,505 (2021) | Po Box 500, Alexandria | — |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Alexandria | 605 (2021) | Po Box 157, Alexandria | — |
| Town of Emery | 449 (2021) | Po Box 38, Emery | Website |
| Town of Farmer | 16 (2021) | 25242 Joe St, Farmer | — |
| Town of Fulton | 79 (2021) | Po Box 46, Fulton | — |
Townships 12
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Beulah | 534 (2021) | 42046 Sd Highway 42, Alexandria | — |
| Township of Edgerton | 80 (2021) | 42424 252nd St, Alexandria | — |
| Township of Fairview | 136 (2021) | 24947 424th Ave, Alexandria | — |
| Township of Hanson | 306 (2021) | 41380 255th St, Mitchell | — |
| Township of Jasper | 162 (2021) | 25415 419th Ave, Fulton | — |
| Township of Plano | 87 (2021) | 41604 249th St, Fulton | — |
| Township of Pleasant | 239 (2021) | 511 Walnut St, Alexandria | — |
| Township of Rosedale | 277 (2021) | 41366 258th St, Mitchell | — |
| Township of Spring Lake | 125 (2021) | 42544 246th St, Canova | — |
| Township of Taylor | 71 (2021) | 42915 262nd St, Emery | — |
| Township of Wayne | 226 (2021) | Po Box 342, Alexandria | — |
| Township of Worthen | 113 (2021) | 41656 Sd Highway 42, Alexandria | Website |
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanson County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 176, Alexandria | — |
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
Hanson School District 30-1
School district6 schools
230 6th St, Alexandria, SD, 57311
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
Freeman Farmers' Market (Freeman)
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.