McCook County, South Dakota
25 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 5,751
- Median household income
- $83,852
- ±2,719
- Unemployed
- 1.8%
- 55 of 2,985 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.5%
- 1,987 of 2,221 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 McCook | 5,695 (2021) | Po Box 190, Salem | — |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bridgewater | 513 (2021) | Po Box 37, Bridgewater | Website |
| City of Canistota | 643 (2021) | Po Box 67, Canistota | Website |
| City of Montrose | 454 (2021) | Po Box 97, Montrose | Website |
| City of Salem | 1,328 (2021) | Po Box 249, Salem | Website |
| Town of Spencer | 133 (2021) | Po Box 9, Spencer | — |
Townships 16
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Benton | 92 (2021) | 25563 433rd Ave, Spencer | — |
| Township of Bridgewater | 114 (2021) | 43021 266th St, Bridgewater | — |
| Township of Brookfield | 126 (2021) | 24449 446th Ave, Montrose | — |
| Township of Canistota | 150 (2021) | 120 N 4th Ave, Canistota | — |
| Township of Emery | 133 (2021) | 26178 439th Ave, Bridgewater | — |
| Township of Grant | 150 (2021) | 44648 263rd St, Canistota | — |
| Township of Greenland | 322 (2021) | 44894 262nd St, Canistota | — |
| Township of Jefferson | 90 (2021) | 43530 258th St, Bridgewater | — |
| Township of Montrose | 210 (2021) | 25360 Valley Rd, Montrose | — |
| Township of Pearl | 53 (2021) | 43106 245th St, Spencer | — |
| Township of Ramsey | 99 (2021) | 24735 453rd Ave, Montrose | — |
| Township of Richland | 163 (2021) | 25108 445th Ave, Salem | — |
| Township of Salem | 306 (2021) | Po Box 455, Salem | — |
| Township of Spring Valley | 365 (2021) | 26751 449th Ave, Monroe | — |
| Township of Sun Prairie | 131 (2021) | 24540 436th Ave, Canova | — |
| Township of Union | 120 (2021) | 26417 438th Ave, Bridgewater | — |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 1, Bridgewater | — |
| Emery Township Fire District | Local fire protection | 44069 256th St, Salem | — |
| McCook County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 121, Salem | — |
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
Bridgewater-Emery 30-3
School district3 schools
510 N Main, Bridgewater, SD, 57319
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Canistota School District 43-1
School district3 schools
431 4th Ave, Canistota, SD, 57012
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
McCook Central School District 43-7
School district4 schools
200 E Essex Ave, Salem, SD, 57058
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Montrose School District 43-2
School district4 schools
309 S Church Ave, Montrose, SD, 57048
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)
Madison Farmers' Market (Madison)
Sioux Empire Farmers' Market (Sioux Falls) · The Prairie Farmers' Market (Sioux Falls)
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.