McPherson County, South Dakota
12 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 2,145
- Median household income
- $66,906
- ±7,668
- Unemployed
- 1.1%
- 11 of 1,021 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 80.0%
- 732 of 915 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 McPherson | 2,420 (2021) | Po Box 390, Leola | — |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Eureka | 810 (2021) | Po Box 655, Eureka | — |
| City of Leola | 409 (2021) | Po Box 108, Leola | — |
| Town of Hillsview | 0 (2021) | 33030 119th St, Eureka | — |
| Town of Long Lake | 24 (2021) | 126 1st St N, Long Lake | — |
| Town of Wetonka | 13 (2021) | 325 3rd St, Wetonka | — |
Townships 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Hoffman | 19 (2021) | 35621 107th St, Long Lake | — |
| Township of Wacker | 16 (2021) | 35673 105th St, Long Lake | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eureka Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 801, Eureka | — |
| Leola Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 210, Leola | — |
| Long Lake Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 35435 101st St, Long Lake | — |
| McPherson County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 60, Leola | — |
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
Eureka School District 44-1
School district3 schools
805 10th St, Eureka, SD, 57437
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Leola School District 44-2
School district7 schools
820 Leola Ave, Leola, SD, 57456
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
Aberdeen Farmers' Market (Aberdeen)
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.