Jackson County, South Dakota
10 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
- 2,802
- Median household income
- $35,417
- ±21,129
- Unemployed
- 7.2%
- 61 of 850 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 62.7%
- 520 of 830 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 Jackson | 2,878 (2021) | Po Box 280, Kadoka | — |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Kadoka | 546 (2021) | Po Box 58, Kadoka | Website |
| Town of Belvidere | 44 (2021) | Po Box 189, Belvidere | — |
| Town of Cottonwood | 11 (2021) | Po Box 852, Philip | — |
| Town of Interior | 70 (2021) | Po Box 3, Interior | — |
Townships 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Grandview II | 5 (2021) | Po Box 262, Philip | — |
| Township of Interior | 44 (2021) | Po Box 130, Interior | — |
| Township of Wall | 11 (2021) | Po Box 47, Kadoka | — |
| Township of Weta | 20 (2021) | Po Box 282, Kadoka | — |
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 457, Kadoka | 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
Kadoka Area School District 35-2
School district6 schools
800 Bayberry St, Kadoka, SD, 57543
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
Black Hills Farmers Market (245 East Omaha St Rapid City)
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.