Meade County, South Dakota
47 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
- 30,546
- Median household income
- $74,790
- ±7,020
- Unemployed
- 3.2%
- 499 of 15,594 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 93.4%
- 11,173 of 11,968 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 Meade | 30,173 (2021) | 1300 Sherman St, Sturgis | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
Townships 8
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Dakota | 29 (2021) | 18819 Upland Pl, White Owl | — |
| Township of Eagle | 8 (2021) | 16697 Eagle Township Rd, MUD Butte | — |
| Township of Elm Springs | 25 (2021) | 18156 Smithville Rd, Wasta | — |
| Township of Howard | 20 (2021) | 18902 Antelope Rd, Howes | — |
| Township of Lakeside | 54 (2021) | 21886 Wicksville Rd, Owanka | — |
| Township of Smithville | 8 (2021) | 21858 Mule Deer Dr, Wasta | — |
| Township of Union | 15 (2021) | 18798 Old Marcus Rd, Howes | — |
| Township of Upper Red Owl | 15 (2021) | 17027 Old Stoneville Rd, Stoneville | — |
Special districts 34
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Ambulance District | Health | Po Box 491, Piedmont | — |
| Autumn Meadows Road District | Highways | 3850 Harvest Ln, Piedmont | — |
| Bestgen Road District | Highways | 3532 Ash St, Sturgis | — |
| Black Hawk Road District | Highways | 7112 Pamela Ct, Black Hawk | — |
| Blucksberg Mountain Estates Paving District | Highways | 8286 S Blucksberg Mountain Rd, Sturgis | — |
| Borden Road District 1 | Highways | Po Box 26, Black Hawk | — |
| Box Elder High Country Road District | Highways | 13286 Chipmunk Pl, Rapid City | — |
| Buffalo Ridge Road District | Highways | Po Box 460, Piedmont | — |
| Crooked Oaks Canyon Road District | Highways | Po Box 466, Piedmont | — |
| Elk Creek Estates Road District | Highways | 15353 Canyon Trail, Piedmont | — |
| Emerald Heights-Waldan-Norman Road District | Highways | 7381 Rena Ln, Black Hawk | — |
| High Meadows Road District | Highways | 9611 S High Meadows Dr, Black Hawk | — |
| Horseshoe Acres Road District | Highways | 14701 Hackamore Ct, Piedmont | — |
| Lofty Pines Road District | Highways | 11600 Lofty Pines Rd, Piedmont | — |
| Meadow Retreat Road District | Highways | 5208 Meadow Retreat Dr, Piedmont | — |
| Pine Valley Road District | Highways | 8650 Pine Valley Rd, Black Hawk | — |
| Quaal Road District | Highways | Po Box 801, Black Hawk | — |
| Rocky Road Road District | Highways | 1367 Rocky Rd, Rapid City | — |
| Sarastan Estates Road District | Highways | 14341 Mahaffey Dr, Piedmont | — |
| West Elm Road District | Highways | 6111 Tower Ct, Black Hawk | — |
| Weston Heights Paving District | Highways | 6514 Jennifer St, Rapid City | — |
| Woodland Hills Road District | Highways | Po Box 17, Black Hawk | — |
| Black Hawk Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 6010 Peaceful Pines Rd, Black Hawk | — |
| Piedmont Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 61, Piedmont | — |
| Black Hawk Sanitary District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 528, Black Hawk | — |
| Indian Hills Sanitation/Road District | Other multi-function districts | 12941 Mohawk Dr, Piedmont | — |
| Northdale Sanitary District | Sewerage | Po Box 287, Black Hawk | — |
| Trailswest Sanitation District | Sewerage | Po Box 522, Piedmont | — |
| Weston Heights Sanitary District | Sewerage | 6514 Jennifer St, Rapid City | — |
| Elk Creek Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 2202 Main St, Sturgis | Website |
| Tri County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 399, Faith | Website |
| Black Hawk Water Users District | Water supply utility | Po Box 476, Black Hawk | — |
| Butte-Meade Sanitary Water District | Water supply utility | Po Box 5, Newell | — |
| Stagebarn Subdivision Sanitary District | Water supply utility | Po Box 703, Black Hawk | — |
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
Faith School District 46-2
School district4 schools
206 W 5th St, Faith, SD, 57626
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Meade School District 46-1
School district11 schools
1230 Douglas St, Sturgis, SD, 57785
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
Gages Gardens & Greenhouses Farmers Market (379 Evans Lane Spearfish) · Deadwood Street Market (71 Sherman Street Deadwood)
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.