Lyman County, South Dakota
14 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
- 3,724
- Median household income
- $67,143
- ±7,804
- Unemployed
- 4.0%
- 64 of 1,596 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 82.4%
- 979 of 1,188 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 Lyman | 3,764 (2021) | Po Box 38, Kennebec | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Presho | 474 (2021) | Po Box 100, Presho | — |
| Town of Kennebec | 297 (2021) | Po Box 61, Kennebec | Website |
| Town of Oacoma | 401 (2021) | Po Box 129, Oacoma | — |
| Town of Reliance | 132 (2021) | Po Box 572, Reliance | — |
Townships 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Bailey | 13 (2021) | 25300 Deer Valley Rd, Reliance | — |
| Township of Iona | 66 (2021) | 26510 335th Ave, Iona | — |
| Township of Oacoma | 84 (2021) | 24270 339th Ave, Reliance | — |
| Township of Pratt | 19 (2021) | 29619 River Rd, Presho | — |
| Township of Rex | 21 (2021) | 24304 Petersons Rd, Reliance | — |
| Township of Vivian | 127 (2021) | 24458 Sd Highway 53, Vivian | — |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyman County Ambulance Service District | Health | Po Box 267, Presho | — |
| Mrc Regional Railroad Authority | Miscellaneous commercial activities | 107 S Main Ave, Wagner | — |
| Vivian Sanitary District | Water supply utility | Po Box 92, Vivian | — |
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
Lyman School District 42-1
School district3 schools
201 S Birch Ave, Presho, SD, 57568
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
Burke Area Farmers Market (Burke) · Burke Area Farmers Market (Burke)
Country Farmers' Market (Pierre)
Hyde County Farmers' Market ()
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.