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Aurora County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 4, 2026
Board of County Commissioners meets
No fixed recurring day found — meetings posted individually, typically 9:00 AM-noon.
Meeting location
Commission Chambers, basement, Aurora County Courthouse, 401 N Main St, Plankinton, SD 57368.
County Auditor
PO Box 397 · Plankinton, 57368 · (605) 942-7752 · fax (605) 942-7746
Agendas posted at
https://sdlocalgov.appssd.sd.gov/Meetings.aspx?BoardID=23
Board of County Commissioners
Clyde Dethlefsen (Chairman), Travis Clark (Vice Chair), Roger Hanten, Randy Niles, John Paul Studeny — confirmed via consistent 2025 sdlocalgov proceedings. No dedicated county website exists; general courthouse line 605-942-7752.

Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

  • Plankinton School District 01-1 · School District
  • White Lake School District 01-3 · School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

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