Jerauld 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
- 1,772
- Median household income
- $73,750
- ±17,436
- Unemployed
- 1.7%
- 17 of 976 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 86.0%
- 675 of 785 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 Jerauld | 1,636 (2021) | Po Box 422, Wessington Springs | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Alpena | 201 (2021) | Po Box 75, Alpena | Website |
| City of Wessington Springs | 781 (2021) | Po Box 443, Wessington Springs | — |
| Town of Lane | 46 (2021) | Po Box 1014, Lane | — |
Townships 13
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Alpena | 84 (2021) | 22488 392nd Ave, Alpena | — |
| Township of Anina | 20 (2021) | 23609 382nd Ave, Wessington Springs | — |
| Township of Blaine | 71 (2021) | 23288 393rd Ave, Woonsocket | — |
| Township of Chery | 46 (2021) | 22549 380th Ave, Wessington Springs | — |
| Township of Crow | 10 (2021) | 23028 368th Ave, Wessington Springs | — |
| Township of Crow Lake | 49 (2021) | 36947 235th St, Wessington Springs | — |
| Township of Franklin | 64 (2021) | 22740 391st Ave, Woonsocket | — |
| Township of Harmony | 17 (2021) | 36988 223rd St, Wessington Springs | — |
| Township of Logan | 7 (2021) | Po Box 166, Gann Valley | — |
| Township of Marlar | 17 (2021) | 22359 365th Ave., Wessington Springs | — |
| Township of Pleasant | 50 (2021) | 410 N State, Wessington | — |
| Township of Viola | 29 (2021) | 23358 385th Ave, Wessington Springs | — |
| Township of Wessington Springs | 65 (2021) | 22748 383rd Ave, Wessington Springs | — |
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerauld Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 328, Wessington Springs | — |
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
Wessington Springs School District 36-2
School district7 schools
302 Dakota Ave N, Wessington Springs, SD, 57382
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
Huron Farmers' Market (Huron)
Miller Area Farmers Market (Miller)
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.