Mellette 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
- 1,943
- Median household income
- $54,076
- ±8,231
- Unemployed
- 12.5%
- 108 of 866 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 74.4%
- 477 of 641 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 Mellette | 1,908 (2021) | Po Box C, White River | — |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of White River | 532 (2021) | Po Box 102, White River | — |
| Town of Wood | 41 (2021) | 118 W Main St, Wood | — |
Townships 14
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Bad Nation | 32 (2021) | 28922 264th St, Wood | — |
| Township of Blackpipe | 48 (2021) | 27432 248th Ave, Norris | — |
| Township of Butte | 1 (2021) | Po Box 366, Wood | — |
| Township of Cody | 21 (2021) | 28299 Ironwing Rd, White River | — |
| Township of Fairview | 39 (2021) | 28123 274th St, Wood | — |
| Township of Mosher | 26 (2021) | 29132 275th St, Winner | — |
| Township of New Surprise Valley | 5 (2021) | 26525 255th Ave, White River | — |
| Township of Norris | 175 (2021) | Po Box 42, Norris | — |
| Township of Red Fish | 18 (2021) | 25345 246th St, Midland | — |
| Township of Riverside | 17 (2021) | 28709 258th St, Wood | — |
| Township of Rocky Ford | 8 (2021) | 24801 Iron Heart Rd, Belvidere | — |
| Township of Rosebud | 35 (2021) | 28899 267th St, Wood | — |
| Township of Running Bird | 23 (2021) | 25598 Running Bird Rd, White River | — |
| Township of Surprise Valley | 12 (2021) | 224 E 12th St, White River | — |
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mellette County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box I, White River | — |
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
White River School District 47-1
School district4 schools
501 E 3rd St, White River, SD, 57579
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.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.