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    1,384 entries in this view. The initial list shows up to 50 entries per section.

    Cities, towns and unincorporated communities (485)

    South Dakota cities, towns and communities: Cities, towns and unincorporated communities. Annual PEP and ACS survey estimates are separate measures.
    NameTypeJuly 1, 2025 population2020–2024 ACS population
    Aberdeen cityBrown CountyCity27,96128,189±42
    Agar townSully CountyTown7181±36
    Agency Village CDPCensus-designated placeNot available980±228
    Akaska townWalworth CountyTown81104±46
    Albee townGrant CountyTown84±5
    Alcester cityUnion CountyCity776989±199
    Alexandria cityHanson CountyCity655692±110
    Allen CDPCensus-designated placeNot available783±334
    Alpena townJerauld CountyTown215317±89
    Altamont townDeuel CountyTown3646±29
    Anderson CDPCensus-designated placeNot available219±127
    Andover townDay CountyTown7131±15
    Angostura CDPCensus-designated placeNot available144±107
    Antelope CDPCensus-designated placeNot available706±450
    Ardmore CDPCensus-designated placeNot available5±8
    Arlington cityBrookings County; Kingsbury CountyCity926920±122
    Armour cityDouglas CountyCity725675±103
    Artas townCampbell CountyTown103±4
    Artesian townSanborn CountyTown133148±59
    Ashland Heights CDPCensus-designated placeNot available1,105±702
    Ashton citySpink CountyCity104204±89
    Astoria townDeuel CountyTown131142±48
    Aurora Center CDPCensus-designated placeNot available16±12
    Aurora townBrookings CountyTown1,2861,444±285
    Avon cityBon Homme CountyCity623704±204
    Badger townKingsbury CountyTown137162±61
    Baltic cityMinnehaha CountyCity1,3441,502±247
    Bancroft townKingsbury CountyTown1316±13
    Batesland townOglala Lakota CountyTown7389±61
    Bath CDPCensus-designated placeNot available91±85
    Bath Corner CDPCensus-designated placeNot available72±60
    Belle Fourche cityButte CountyCity5,7915,804±18
    Belvidere townJackson CountyTown40114±106
    Beresford cityLincoln County; Union CountyCity2,1052,360±345
    Big Stone City cityGrant CountyCity406706±202
    Bijou Hills CDPCensus-designated placeNot available0±10
    Bison townPerkins CountyTown308406±80
    Blackhawk CDPCensus-designated placeNot available2,934±495
    Blucksberg Mountain CDPCensus-designated placeNot available692±353
    Blumengard Colony CDPCensus-designated placeNot available0±10
    Blunt cityHughes CountyCity330216±87
    Bon Homme Colony CDPCensus-designated placeNot available0±10
    Bonesteel cityGregory CountyCity257286±93
    Boulder Canyon CDPCensus-designated placeNot available841±274
    Bowdle cityEdmunds CountyCity474475±121
    Box Elder cityMeade County; Pennington CountyCity13,93612,902±55
    Bradley townClark CountyTown6978±38
    Brandon cityMinnehaha CountyCity11,30610,996±30
    Brandt townDeuel CountyTown11982±31
    Brant Lake cityLake CountyCity5663±56

    Other local governments (899)

    These functioning local governments remain browsable while we review whether they belong in the municipal community comparison. Their separately named annual township view has its own inclusion policy.

    South Dakota cities, towns and communities: Other local governments. Annual PEP and ACS survey estimates are separate measures.
    NameTypeJuly 1, 2025 population2020–2024 ACS population
    Aberdeen townshipBrown CountyTownship890548±223
    Ada townshipPerkins CountyTownship107±9
    Adams townshipGrant CountyTownship15445±21
    Adams townshipMiner CountyTownship11523±20
    Adrian townshipEdmunds CountyTownship80±10
    Afton townshipBrookings CountyTownship236129±53
    Afton townshipSanborn CountyTownship3340±33
    Agency townshipRoberts CountyTownship311128±62
    Alban townshipGrant CountyTownship613740±224
    Alcester townshipUnion CountyTownship303142±72
    Alden townshipHand CountyTownship1829±26
    Allen townshipBeadle CountyTownship79108±53
    Alliance townshipMoody CountyTownship9611±18
    Allison townshipBrown CountyTownship2714±20
    Alpena townshipJerauld CountyTownship8958±39
    Alpha townshipHand CountyTownship510±10
    Altamont townshipDeuel CountyTownship10963±63
    Alto townshipRoberts CountyTownship5334±27
    Alton townshipBrookings CountyTownship269150±84
    Altoona townshipBeadle CountyTownship91103±42
    America townshipBrule CountyTownship46118±94
    Andover townshipDay CountyTownship118140±58
    Anina townshipJerauld CountyTownship2119±19
    Antelope townshipPerkins CountyTownship2315±11
    Antelope townshipSpink CountyTownship53260±213
    Antelope Valley townshipDeuel CountyTownship2945±60
    Arcade townshipFaulk CountyTownship379±14
    Argentine townshipFall River CountyTownship1858±57
    Argo townshipBrookings CountyTownship23184±40
    Ash townshipClark CountyTownship220±10
    Ash townshipPennington CountyTownship2236±37
    Athol townshipSpink CountyTownship5434±26
    Aurora townshipAurora CountyTownship109124±50
    Aurora townshipBrookings CountyTownship309134±83
    Bad Nation townshipMellette CountyTownship3719±18
    Badger townshipDavison CountyTownship150161±131
    Badger townshipKingsbury CountyTownship224227±99
    Badus townshipLake CountyTownship9581±46
    Bailey townshipLyman CountyTownship1326±35
    Baker townshipDavison CountyTownship9756±57
    Baker townshipKingsbury CountyTownship228172±53
    Bangor townshipBrookings CountyTownship180224±159
    Banner townshipBeadle CountyTownship4833±20
    Banner townshipTripp CountyTownship220±10
    Barrett townshipBeadle CountyTownship108100±36
    Barrett townshipPerkins CountyTownship1628±44
    Bates townshipBrown CountyTownship2749±39
    Bates townshipHand CountyTownship400±10
    Bath townshipBrown CountyTownship687446±192
    Beaver Creek townshipTripp CountyTownship1715±23

    Download the complete directory CSV. Geography, source periods and missing-value meanings are documented in the field dictionary.

    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 five-year estimates on the 2024 geography; Population Estimates Program Vintage 2025, July 1, 2025. Geographic classifications retain their own source vintage. Missing data stays unavailable.