Sanborn County, South Dakota
23 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
- 2,384
- Median household income
- $78,750
- ±8,864
- Unemployed
- 0.6%
- 7 of 1,238 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 80.5%
- 762 of 946 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 Sanborn | 2,378 (2021) | Po Box 7, Woonsocket | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
Townships 16
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Afton | 31 (2021) | 41443 225th St, Artesian | — |
| Township of Benedict | 26 (2021) | 22692 415th Ave, Artesian | — |
| Township of Butler | 284 (2021) | 40612 240th St, Letcher | — |
| Township of Diana | 42 (2021) | 41267 237th St, Artesian | — |
| Township of Elliott | 84 (2021) | 24050 397th Ave, Letcher | — |
| Township of Floyd | 64 (2021) | 40977 221st St, Artesian | — |
| Township of Jackson | 104 (2021) | 22541 401st Ave, Woonsocket | — |
| Township of Letcher | 113 (2021) | 40512 240th St, Letcher | — |
| Township of Logan | 132 (2021) | 23637 406th Ave, Letcher | — |
| Township of Oneida | 24 (2021) | 23128 408th Ave, Forestburg | — |
| Township of Ravenna | 41 (2021) | 41375 240th St, Artesian | — |
| Township of Silver Creek | 78 (2021) | 40062 231st St, Woonsocket | — |
| Township of Twin Lake | 92 (2021) | 39833 233rd St, Woonsocket | — |
| Township of Union | 60 (2021) | 40685 Sd Highway 34, Artesian | — |
| Township of Warren | 44 (2021) | 22475 397th Ave, Woonsocket | — |
| Township of Woonsocket | 140 (2021) | 39720 229th St, Woonsocket | — |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanborn County Watershed District | Flood control | 203 W 7th St, Woonsocket | — |
| Town and Country Fire District | Local fire protection | 39587 220th St, Alpena | — |
| Sanborn County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 203 W 7th St, Woonsocket | — |
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
Sanborn Central School District 55-5
School district4 schools
40405 SD Hwy 34, Forestburg, SD, 57314
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Woonsocket School District 55-4
School district2 schools
101 N 2nd Ave, Woonsocket, SD, 57385
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
Huron Farmers' Market (Huron)
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.