Potter County, South Dakota
6 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
- 2,388
- Median household income
- $72,045
- ±16,190
- Unemployed
- 2.6%
- 31 of 1,189 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 88.0%
- 938 of 1,066 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 Potter | 2,475 (2021) | 201 S Exene St, Gettysburg | — |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Gettysburg | 1,117 (2021) | 109 E Commercial Ave, Gettysburg | — |
| City of Hoven | 376 (2021) | Po Box 157, Hoven | — |
| Town of Lebanon | 30 (2021) | 201 N Elm St, Lebanon | — |
| Town of Tolstoy | 37 (2021) | Po Box 11, Tolstoy | — |
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potter County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 507 E Garfield Ave, Gettysburg | — |
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
Gettysburg School District 53-1
School district3 schools
100 E King Ave, Gettysburg, SD, 57442
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Hoven School District 53-2
School district3 schools
98 5th Ave West, Hoven, SD, 57450
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
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.